And on Friday, the 21-year-old visited the Montreal school to be presented with the Order of the Rose, an award presented annually to a female student who wants to continue her studies in engineering. Thomson smiled and posed for photos as she was presented with the $30,000 scholarship as well as a gold and silver necklace and 14 white roses — one for each of the 14 women who died. She sees the award as a way to both honour their memories and celebrate the progress that has been made since then. The award was given out days ahead of the 28th anniversary of the Polytechnique massacre on Dec. 6. Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante, who attended Thursday’s ceremony, said the tragedy had a “profound impact” on her teenage years.

Source: thestar December 01, 2017 19:48 UTC