One Long Year

It was one year ago today that 15 year old Matthew Churchill of Portugal Cove was killed in a hit and run accident.

He was walking with some friends along Bauline Line when he was hit by a car. He was taken to hospital, but there was nothing that could be done. He died shortly after.

But this great young man is certainly not forgotten. His parents have set up a website (www.matthewchurchill.ca) and memorial fund in his honor. The fund is for three scholarships that will be handed out each year. One is $100 award named The Matthew R. Churchill Grade 6 Award, shall be awarded to a Grade 6 student at Beachy Cove Elementary School. A $200 award named The Matthew R. Churchill Grade 9 Industry Award shall be awarded to a Grade 9 student at Leary’s Brook Junior High School. A $300 award named The Matthew R. Churchill Grade 12 Award shall be awarded to a Grade 12 student at Prince of Wales Collegiate Senior High School, and an additional fourth scholarship for post-secondary entrance. You can donate to this fund via the website given above.


But besides the fund and the website, there are many other tributes to Matthew. Tournaments were named in his honor, students wear wristbands of his favorite colours with his name printed on them, and his former band (Zero Tolerance) wrote songs about him and there are piles and piles of poetry and letters written of memories that people have had with him.