VANCOUVER (Horizon Weekly)—During the commemoration of the 99th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide a new monument dedicated to its victims was unveiled in 
downtown Vancouver.
The monument, which is a sculpture shaped like a fingerprint of a survivor, pays homage to the 1.5 million victims of the Armenian Genocide.
More than 350 community members were joined by leaders and political officials for the unveiling, which featured remarks Archbishop Nathan Hovhannesian, Bishop Anoushavan Danielian, Armenia’s Ambassador to Canada Armen Yeganian, local, state and federal government officials, Armenian Revolutionary Federation Bureau member Hagop Der-Khachadourian, ARF Canada Central Committee chairman Raffi Donabedian and filmmaker Atom Egoyan.
Organized by Canada’s joint 100th Anniversary Committee, the event, which was led by Masters of Ceremonies Hagop Der-Hagopian and Varto Shanazarian, featured a presentation about the history of the monument by George Shahnazarian, a description of the monument was presented by its architect Matilda Aslizadeh.