Vigil held for Briannah Clowes [Video]

A vigil was held on Tuesday night to remember a 28-year-old woman who was killed last week.

Family and friends of Briannah Clowes gathered behind Portage Place on Tuesday to honour the mother of four.

“We are here tonight for a vigil for my sister who was tragically taken from us on Oct. 31, right outside on The Promenade,” said Shauna Clowes.

The vigil comes just days after Briannah was found with life-threatening injuries in the first hundred block of The Promenade. She was then taken to the hospital where she died.

Shauna said she doesn’t want Briannah’s death to define her life.

She said her sister was a health-care worker who had hopes for the future, describing her as kind, generous and positive.

“She had a life to live ahead of her,” she said. “She was not meant to be taken here in this spot.”

Shauna said she now …