Twenty-two people were killed when a gunman went on a rampage spanning several rural Nova Scotia communities.
CBC News • April 24, 2020
The victims of one of Canada’s deadliest mass killings included an RCMP officer, a family of three, health-care workers, an elementary school teacher and two Correctional Service Canada employees.
The massacre began in the tiny beach community of Portapique, N.S. It ended more than 13 hours later with 22 victims. Here are their stories.
Tom Bagley
| Kristen Beaton
| Jamie and Greg Blair
| Peter and Joy Bond
| Corrie Ellison
| Gina Goulet
| Lillian Campbell Hyslop
| Dawn Madsen and Frank Gulenchyn
| Lisa McCully
| Sean McLeod and Alanna Jenkins
| Heather O’Brien
| Jolene Oliver, Aaron Tuck and their daughter, Emily Tuck
| Const. Heidi Stevenson
| Elizabeth Joanne Thomas and John Zahl
| Joey Webber
Tom Bagley
Wentworth, N.S.
Tom Bagley
Wentworth, N.S.
Bagley was a navy veteran and a retired firefighter from Norton, N.B. He was living in Wentworth, N.S., with his wife Patsy. He’s remembered as a social person who loved to party and be around people.
Kristen Beaton
Debert, N.S.
Kristen Beaton
Debert, N.S.
Beaton was a continuing care assistant who worked for the Victorian Order of Nurses for nearly six years. She lived with her husband and their young son in Debert, N.S. Beaton was pregnant with their second child.
Jamie and Greg Blair
Portapique, N.S.
Jamie and Greg Blair
Portapique, N.S.
The Blairs are remembered as a couple who celebrated the precious things in life. They are survived by their two young sons and two adult sons from Greg’s previous relationship. The family owned a gas-fitting company and lived in Portapique, N.S.
Peter and Joy Bond
Portapique, N.S.
Peter and Joy Bond
Portapique, N.S.
The Bonds lived in Portapique, N.S.