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Three Fathers Memorial Run finishes at new RCMP monument

Hundreds of families will mark Father's Day on Sunday in Moncton by running or walking three kilometres in memory of three RCMP constables who were killed on June 4, 2014.

$18K in bursaries will be awarded to local grads for leadership, courage and community involvement

The Three Fathers Memorial Run will begin on Sunday near the Codiac RCMP detachment and end near the RCMP memorial that was unveiled on June 4. (Andrew Vaughan/Canadian Press)

Nadine Larche expects hundreds of families will take part inwhat has become an annual Father's Dayrun in Moncton to remember the three RCMP officers who were killed on June 4, 2014, including her husband, Cst. Doug Larche.

Larche, who is president of the organizing committee, says this year the Three Fathers Memorial Run will begin near the Codiac RCMPdetachment, and for the first time it will end near the new memorial.

"It's something for everybody to come together as a family like I walk with my three girls," she said in an interview on Information Morning Moncton.

New Brunswick Premier Brian Gallant, left, helps members of the Larche family unveil the memorial to the three RCMP officers who were gunned down two years ago. (Andrew Vaughan/Canadian Press)
"For me I'm very touched and humbled to see everybody come out as a community he was my husband and he loves to run, that's what he did, he ran on those very trails that we'll be running on."

The first run was held just days after the fatal shootings as members of the community looked for a way to show their support to the grieving familiesand the RCMP.

This year the finish line will take on new meaning forLarche, asthe statues of the three fallen officers, which are part of the new memorial, will bein sight.

"Last year's medal, I actually hid it on the base of Doug's statue because I'm so proud of what we're doing, it's such a great legacyand it's hidden down at the bottom of the statue to forever be remembered."

Money raised goes to local grads

Larche says this year $18,000 raised inthe 2015 runis being awardedto 18 graduates from the six highschools in Moncton, Dieppe and Riverview.

"We chose three people from each of those high schools to receive a $1,000 bursary and those are going to kids who have displayed strong ethics, volunteerism, bravery, community involvement. All things that we saw in Doug, Dave and Fabrice."

Thousands turned out for the first Three Fathers Memorial Run, just days after three RCMP officers were killed in Moncton in 2014, as a way for the community to support the families on Father's Day. (Matthew Bingley/CBC)
The Three Fathers Memorial Run begins at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday at Bore Park with a ceremony that will include the awarding of the bursaries.

This year the event will also include a relay with distances of 4 km, 6 km and 14 km chosen to correspond with the date of the shootings.

Larche expects more than 1,300 people will take part.

Nadine Larche is the president of the organizing committee for the Three Fathers Memorial Run
Constables Larche, Fabrice Gevaudan and Dave Ross were killed as they responded to a call regarding a man carrying weapons on June 4, 2014.

Moncton resident Justin Bourque pleaded guilty to the shootings, andreceived five life sentences, with no chance of parole for 75 years.

with files from Information Morning Moncton