Lake Megantic Quebec - Precisely seven years after the railway tragedy that decimated dozens of its families, the City of Lake Megantic will inaugurate the "Memory Space" Monday.
 
The memorial will be erected on the site of the former Musi-Cafe, the establishment where several victims of the tragedy were when the derailment ocurred.
 
The deadly 6 Jul 2013 train derailment left 47 people dead in downtown Lake Megantic.
 
The Architects Pierre Thibault and Jerome Lapierre conceptualized the Memory Space which is meant to help everyone to remember, in their own way, the events that marked the community forever.
 
The inauguration will take place on Frontenac Street starting at 11:00.
 
Due to the impossibility of holding a major gathering the inauguration will be streamed online.
 
The bells of the Sainte-Agnes church will also ring at midday, Monday, in a tribute to the victims.
 
The City of Lake Megantic also announced that for a second consecutive summer, the heritage station is hosting the exhibition entitled "Solidarity at the heart of our memory" an exhibit for reflecting on the events of 6 Jul 2013.
 
In addition, the City confirmed that no train will run on Lake Megantic tracks on 6 Jul 2020.
 
Mayor Julie Morin said it's the least Canadian Pacific can do for the population who continues to see trains pass in the heart of its downtown every day.
 
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