Media Advisory -- MADD Canada to Unveil New Roadside Memorial Sign Honouring Leanne Holland Brown Killed in Impaired Driving Crash
WATERLOO, Ontario, Sept. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Media are invited to attend a roadside memorial sign unveiling ceremony hosted by MADD Canada in memory of 43-year-old Leanne Holland Brown, who was tragically killed in an impaired driving crash in Waterloo.
On April 24, 2019, Leanne was out for a walk on her break with a friend when an impaired driver’s car, which had stopped near MacGregor Public School where Leanne and her friend were walking, quickly accelerated. Leanne and her friend leapt out of the way, but Leanne was struck. She was pronounced dead in hospital later that day.
Media are invited to attend the ceremony. Interviews with special guests will be available upon request.
| Date & Time: | Friday, September 11, 2026 at 11 a.m. |
| Location: | 32 Central St, Waterloo, ON N2L 3A6 (Just past the sign for MacGregor Public School) |
| Guests: | Dawn Regan, MADD Canada Chief Operating Officer Representative of the Honourable Bardish Chagger, MP for Waterloo Mayor Dorothy McCabe, City of Waterloo Nigel Gordijk, Constituency Assistant, representing MPP Catherine Fife, Waterloo Inspector Stephen Thomas, Detachment Commander of the Mississauga OPP Detachment Chief Mark Crowell, Police Chief, Waterloo Regional Police Service Acting Chief Sandy van Solm, Acting Fire Chief, Waterloo Fire Rescue Kenneth Brown, Leanne’s husband |
Roadside memorial signs are a powerful way to honour victims and to remind motorists about the tragic and lasting consequences of impaired driving. MADD Canada thanks Leanne’s husband, Kenneth Brown, for his courage, and the city of Waterloo for its support in establishing the roadside memorial sign.
To RSVP for the event, contact:
Chloé Piché, Regional Manager for Victim Services, Ontario and Quebec, 1-800-665-6233, ext. 237 or cpiche@madd.ca
Arielle Nkongmeneck, MADD Canada Communications Manager, 1-800-665-6233 ext. 240 or ankongmeneck@madd.ca
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