FOG BLOG CANADA LOG: 14 BEAMS OF LIGHT OVER MONTREAL, HONOURING THE 14 FEMALES MURDERED IN '89!

14 beams of light lit above Montreal in honour of victims of Polytechnique massacre Day of tributes marks 33rd anniversary of mass shooting at engineering school While the rain drizzled from the dark sky enveloping Montreal Tuesday evening, the names of 14 women killed in the École Polytechnique shooting 33 years ago were read aloud during a sombre ceremony on the summit of Mount Royal.

White roses were laid by survivors and politicians on a podium inside the Chalet du Mont-Royal just after 5:10 p.m., marking the time and day of an attack in 1989 that was motivated by one man's hatred of feminists.

The attack left 14 women dead and 13 other people injured at the Montreal engineering school.

Just outside the ceremony, 14 beams of light were illuminated, pointing up at the night sky from the Belvédère Kondiaronk, which overlooks the city.

The short ceremony was attended by Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante, Quebec Premier François Legault and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, among others. "We gather to remember the 14 young women — 14 brilliant young women — who were killed simply because they were women," Trudeau said just after the ceremony.

The fact that there are still stories of women being killed today across the country means "we still have so much work to do to fight against gender-based violence," the prime minister said.

Plante commended those who attended the ceremony despite the rain, noting citizens, not just politicians, were there as well. She said is important to remember the tragedy while continuing to fight violence against women.

Like the prime minister, she said there is so much more to do to ensure "everybody is safe in their home, in their city and in their schools."