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Vandal steals plaques from memorial for murder victim

September 15, 2017   ·   0 Comments

As preparations were under way to mark the eighth anniversary of Heidi Ferguson’s murder, some miscreant removed two plaques from her memorial on the south side of Island Lake in Orangeville.
The two plaques were on a bench and nearby stone aside the Vicki Barron Lakeside Trail. Credit Valley Conservation officials say they hope to have a replacements made in time for the sixth annual Ferguson Memorial Walk Sept. 24. The five-kilometre walk in Mrs. Ferguson’s memory is a Family Transition Place (FTP) fundraiser.
It was the night of Sept. 12, 2009 that Orangeville Police were called to the Ferguson home on Westdale Avenue. When they arrived, Mrs. Ferguson said her estranged husband had just left.
Less than an hour later, she struggled next door for help, saying, “I’ve been shot by my husband,” and pleading for help. Airlifted to Toronto’s Sunnybrook hospital, she died there of her injuries. OPP officers who went to the husband’s house in Camilla found him dead from self-inflicted wounds.
The Memorial Walk was created to raise awareness and prevent future violence against women. All proceeds raised go to FTP.

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