Construction might begin this spring on a memorial site for victims of a crane collapse in Kelowna, B.C., three years ago.
On Thursday, organizers said they are close to their financial target, with $191,00 of $200,000 raised so far.
The Rise Memorial Foundation states that it is moving into the tendering and administration phase of the project, and aims to start construction in late May.
The memorial will be built at Knowles Heritage Park, which is situated along Ethel Street between Bernard and Lawrence avenues.
It’s also about two blocks away from where the construction crane collapsed in the downtown core on July 21, 2021, resulting in the deaths of five people.
The foundation was recently established as a non-profit society that will oversee the memorial site. The society is open to the public.
A website for the memorial is set to be launched in June.
The society also noted that three other crane accidents have occurred in B.C. since 2021.
“The foundation has unanimously agreed that our space will be designed to include the memories and honor all victims of workplace accidents,” it said.
“These deaths are not only tragic, but preventable, and we renew the call for regulatory change in the industry.”
