The victims in one of CanadaB次元官网网址檚 worst mass killings include an RCMP officer, a teacher, two nurses, neighbours of the shooter and two correctional officers killed in their home.
Here is a look at some of the lives lost:
Dawn Madsen and Frank Gulenchyn
The couple lived in the Durham region in southern Ontario before moving to Nova Scotia, where they were among the victims of this weekendB次元官网网址檚 violence, a municipal official said.
John Henry, regional chair and chief executive officer of the Regional Municipality of Durham, extended his condolences to the coupleB次元官网网址檚 family in a statement Monday.
Madsen worked at the Hillsdale Terraces long-term care home in Oshawa for decades before retiring in 2019, Henry said.
Online videos show a procession of emergency vehicles driving by an Oshawa home to pay their respects to MadsenB次元官网网址檚 sons Jon and Ryan Farrington
Joey Webber
Webber had gone on a family errand toward the Shubenacadie, N.S., area, about 50 kilometres northwest of Halifax, when he was killed.
Coun. Steve Streatch, who lives four houses away from Webber in the rural community of Antrim, said he was B次元官网网址渁 fine young man who lived in the community of the Musquodoboit Valley, and itB次元官网网址檚 a tragic loss.B次元官网网址�
Streatch said Webber worked in the woods, often using traditional methods, and is survived by young daughters.
B次元官网网址淗e had a good outlook. He always had a big smile, and a lot of times thatB次元官网网址檚 hard to find in people. Often in the morning I would drive by to council and IB次元官网网址檇 see him at the bus stop with his children,B次元官网网址� Streatch said.
B次元官网网址淗e always waved and had a big smile on this face.B次元官网网址�
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Tom Bagley
Bagley died while B次元官网网址渢rying to help,B次元官网网址� his daughter Charlene Bagley says.
His neighbours in Wentworth, N.S., say Bagley, a military veteran and retired firefighter, was killed Sunday morning as he walked toward a burning home on Hunter Road.
B次元官网网址淚f you knew him, you knew that was just who he was all the time,B次元官网网址� Charlene Bagley wrote in a Facebook post.
Bagley served as a firefighter at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport from 1975 to 2006, a spokeswoman for the airport authority said in an email.
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Corrie Ellison
Ellison, 42, was remembered Monday as a thoughtful, kind friend who went out of his way to help others.
B次元官网网址淗eB次元官网网址檚 the type of person that I donB次元官网网址檛 think anybody would want to see that happen to him,B次元官网网址� his father Richard Ellison says.
Corrie Ellison lived in Truro, N.S., but was visiting his father in Portapique when he was killed. Richard Ellison declined to comment on how his son died.
Ashley Fennell says she was good friends with Corrie Ellison for almost a decade. She describes him as B次元官网网址渁 beautiful soul.B次元官网网址�
Corrie Ellison was on disability support because of an old injury. He had no children of his own but he loved kids, Fennell says.
He would join Fennell and her son swimming in the summer and last Christmas, he offered some money for her sonB次元官网网址檚 gifts. He once paid for Fennell to take her son on a trip to a water park when she was struggling.
B次元官网网址淚 would call him, and it didnB次元官网网址檛 matter what he was doing, he would jump for me,B次元官网网址� she says.
He had texted her about picking up a cigarette roller about a week ago, but the two never arranged a time with the ongoing pandemic. Fennell didnB次元官网网址檛 know it would be the last time she talked to her friend.
B次元官网网址淚 didnB次元官网网址檛 text him back right away and now IB次元官网网址檓 regretting all this,B次元官网网址� she says. B次元官网网址淗e was just such a nice guy.B次元官网网址�
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Jolene Oliver, Aaron Tuck and Emily Tuck
The family members were neighbours of the shooter. OliverB次元官网网址檚 sister, Tammy Oliver-McCurdie, said the three were found dead in their Portapique, N.S., home.
Oliver was turning 40 this year and her husband was 45. Their daughter, Emily, was 17.
They had moved to the community after TuckB次元官网网址檚 father died a few years ago.
B次元官网网址淣o matter how much they went through in life they always stayed together, and there was times that they had nothing,B次元官网网址� Oliver-McCurdie said.
The sisters grew up in Calgary and remained close into adulthood. Oliver-McCurdie said Oliver was a people person who loved working as a waitress, which she did for most of her life.
B次元官网网址淪he was such a great listener.B次元官网网址�
Emily was an intelligent girl who had plans to continue her education, but couldnB次元官网网址檛 decide whether to pursue art or welding, her aunt said.
B次元官网网址淭hat kid was so bright. She knew how to weld. She knew how to fix cars. She played the violin.B次元官网网址�
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Sean McLeod and Alanna Jenkins
The Wentworth, N.S., couple were correctional officers.
McLeodB次元官网网址檚 daughter, Taylor McLeod, said Jenkins worked at the Nova Institution for Women in Truro and McLeod worked at the Springhill Institution for more than 20 years.
McLeodB次元官网网址檚 daughter said the couple deeply loved and cared for her, her little sister and TaylorB次元官网网址檚 daughter.
B次元官网网址淭hey would have done anything for anybody and they always made sure people were welcome in their home.B次元官网网址�
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Greg and Jamie Blair
The couple ran a firm that provides service, sales and installation of natural gas and propane units in the area where the shootings happened.
Relative Judy MacBurnie, said the pair had two small children who are being cared for by grandparents. Greg Blair also had two older sons from an earlier relationship.
MacBurnie said her nephew was a B次元官网网址渨onderful person who was always laughing and was the funniest person you ever met.B次元官网网址�
B次元官网网址淗e could find humour in anything and anybody B次元官网网址� You couldnB次元官网网址檛 be around him too long because your face and belly hurt so bad from laughing.B次元官网网址�
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Heather OB次元官网网址橞rien
The Victorian Order of Nurses said OB次元官网网址橞rien was a licensed practical nurse and had worked with VON for nearly 17 years.
OB次元官网网址橞rienB次元官网网址檚 daughter, Darcy Dobson, posted on Facebook about her mother.
B次元官网网址淪he was kind. She was beautiful. She didnB次元官网网址檛 deserve any of this,B次元官网网址� Dobson wrote, pleading with friends and family not to let the shooting define her mother.
B次元官网网址淚 want everyone to remember how kind she was. How much she loved being a nurse,B次元官网网址� she wrote.
B次元官网网址淭he way her eyes sparkled when she talked to her grandchildren and the way she just loved Christmas. Let those things define her. Not the horrible way she died.B次元官网网址�
Portapique resident Lucille Adams says she knew OB次元官网网址橞rien.
B次元官网网址淪he has so much compassion for the people she worked for and her family,B次元官网网址� she says. B次元官网网址淪he was a very loving person. She was always out there to help somebody. ItB次元官网网址檚 a tragedy that her family has to deal with this.B次元官网网址�
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Gina Goulet
Goulet, a 54-year-old Shubenacadie, N.S., resident, beat cancer B次元官网网址� twice.
Her daughter, Amelia Butler, said Goulet was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2016. Goulet was warned that her prospects didnB次元官网网址檛 look good, but she beat the odds.
Goulet was diagnosed with cancer a second time late last year, and had almost fully recovered when she died.
B次元官网网址淪he fought so hard for her life,B次元官网网址� Butler said.
Goulet was a denturist for 27 years. Butler couldnB次元官网网址檛 say whether her mother encountered the shooter, who worked in the same field.
Butler said her mother was an avid angler and would often retreat to her cottage with her two dogs to go bass fishing.
Goulet was also a salsa dancer who would travel to Cuba whenever she got the chance.
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Kristen Beaton
The Victorian Order of Nurses confirmed that Beaton had worked for the organization for six years.
B次元官网网址淜risten began work with VON nearly six years ago and B次元官网网址� was a caring and compassionate member of the VON team.B次元官网网址�
BeatonB次元官网网址檚 husband Nick Beaton posted on Facebook a plea to get Nova Scotia nurses the proper equipment to protect them from COVID-19 in his wifeB次元官网网址檚 honour.
B次元官网网址淪he cried everyday before and everyday after work scared to bring this covid home to her son she loved more than I could even imagine anyone could love one person,B次元官网网址� Nick Beaton posted.
B次元官网网址淲e need to be her voice now. So please for KristenB次元官网网址檚 sake protect the ones who are protecting us.B次元官网网址�
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Lisa McCully
McCully was a teacher at the elementary school in the community of Debert, N.S.
Paul Wozney, president of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union, said McCully was known as a passionate teacher and B次元官网网址渁s a shining loveB次元官网网址� in the lives of her friends and family.
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Const. Heidi Stevenson
Stevenson had been with the RCMP for 23 years and was a mother of two.
B次元官网网址淗eidi answered the call of duty and lost her life while protecting those she served,B次元官网网址� Nova Scotia RCMP Assistant Commissioner Lee Bergerman said in a statement.
B次元官网网址淭wo children have lost their mother and a husband his wife. Parents lost their daughter and countless others lost an incredible friend and colleague.
B次元官网网址淭here are no words to describe their pain.B次元官网网址�
The Nova Scotia Teachers Union said StevensonB次元官网网址檚 husband, Dean Stevenson, teaches at Cole Harbour District High School.
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