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Their names were read one-by-one at the ninth annual Longest Night of the Year memorial, which aims to bring them dignity by recognizing and remembering those who died this year.
There were 436 names read out loud at the annual Longest Night of the Year memorial Thursday night. In 2022, there were 239 people remembered.
An event to commemorate Calgarians lost to homelessness in the past year was held Wednesday night at city hall.
The seventh annual Longest Night of the Year memorial honours and mourns the people who died while living on the streets in Calgary.
A permanent memorial to honour the lives of those who have died while experiencing homelessness in the city was unveiled during a reflective ceremony Wednesday morning.