Residents Want Gathering Spot in Historic Quebec City District Named for Sword Victim

Neighbour Marie-France Rioux, left, holds a candle at a vigil to honour Suzanne Clermont who was stabbed to death on Halloween night by a man with a sword, on November 2, 2020 in Quebec City. Quebec City residents have launched an online petition seeking a space be named for stabbing spree victim Suzanne Clermont. The Canadian Press/Jacques Boissinot

QUEBEC—Three Quebec City residents have launched an online petition seeking to have a space named for sword attack victim Suzanne Clermont on the street where she lived.

The 61-year-old hairdresser who died during the Halloween night rampage lived on Des Remparts Street in the city’s historic neighbourhood.