1954 Lake of Two Mountains boating accident

thumb|right|300px|Location of the Lake of Two Mountains. The 1954 Lake of Two Mountains boating accident occurred July 13, 1954 on the Lake of Two Mountains off of Montreal's West Island. A motorboat carrying 17 children capsized and 12 children died.Brownstein Bill 2021-07-26 Brownstein: Boating tragedy witnesses still traumatized 67 years later https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/brownstein-boating-tragedy-witnesses-still-traumatized-67-years-later/ 2026-06-12 Montreal Gazette en-CA The children, part of the Negro Community Centre of Montreal, were between the ages of 6 and 11 and most did not know how to swim.Remembering a 1954 drowning tragedy that claimed the lives of 12 Quebec children - Montreal Globalnews.ca https://globalnews.ca/news/10622138/remembering-a-1954-drowning-tragedy-that-claimed-the-lives-of-12-quebec-children/ 2026-06-12 Global News en-US It is one of the worst boating accidents in Canadian history and is commemorated each year by community members.Codrington Dionne July 13, 2025 Commemorations for 12 Quebec children lost in drownings become space for healing https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-boating-accident-drownings-trauma-1.7584180 A memorial for the deceased children was announced in 2024. Denzil Alleyne, Margo and Marilyn Fonseca, Brenda Kelly, Carol Leek, Alan Leek, Paula Millington, Leon Nealey, Edwin and Diane Springer, Doreen Walton, and Estelle Walton were the 12 drowning victims.Brownstein Bill 2024-07-04 Brownstein: At last, a memorial for 12 children who drowned in 1954 boating tragedy https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/brownstein-at-last-a-memorial-for-12-children-drowned-in-1954-boating-tragedy/ 2026-06-12 Montreal Gazette en-CA The deceased children have been referred to in the press and by community members as "the Twelve" since the accident.St-Pierre Chelsey Wajsman Beryl 2024-07-17 West Island comes together to remember “The Twelve” https://www.thesuburban.com/news/west_island_news/west-island-comes-together-to-remember-the-twelve/article_bfc222b5-1c8e-51a4-8259-7e31fed9ab77.html 2026-06-12 The Suburban Newspaper en References Category:Black Canadian culture in Montreal Category:1950s in Montreal Category:1954 in Quebec Category:Boating accident deaths Category:Child deaths by drowning Category:West Island Category:July 1954 in Canada Category:History of Black people in Quebec