For a few moments on a sunny, frigid Thursday morning, photographs of Cole Hodge hung along a small fold-out table near the intersection of Bunting Road and Eastchester Avenue, where his life ended two years ago.

Grinning widely in a school portrait. Proudly holding a freshly caught fish. Displaying his sports fandom, wearing a Toronto Maple Leafs hoodie and New York Yankees hat.

Family and friends gathered in St. Catharines in silence as a veil lifted to display a Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) roadside memorial sign honouring Hodge’s life and as a reminder to motorists of the consequences of impaired driving.

“This sign, a solemn message of loss and warning, is heartbreaking,” said Aletha Romagnoli. “It’s a moment I never wanted to face but this is a necessary moment because the

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