It is a moment of grief as families, friends, and community members gather for the annual memorial ceremony in Spruce Grove to honour and remember Albertans who have been killed in crashes involving alcohol and drug use.

“It’s 22 years coming on and it’s still hard. I miss her immensely,” said Tracy Franklin, the Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Canada regional director for Alberta, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut.

Franklin is one of the family members who attended the ceremony Saturday morning. She lost her daughter in 2003 after she was killed by an impaired driver. Still, to this day, emotions overwhelm her after the loss of her loved one.

“Next year is going to be 23 years. She was 23-years-old, and building up to that 23 is honestly wrecking me, because I don’t know half of

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