ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A memorial service Friday for the victims of a deadly helicopter crash off Newfoundland will mark the one-year anniversary of the tragedy.
The evening ecumenical service will be held at the Basilica Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in St. John's. Seventeen of the 18 people aboard Cougar Flight 491 died last March 12 when the chopper crashed into the North Atlantic.
The helicopter was ferrying workers to offshore oil platforms when it went down.
The memorial service is being organized in part by Cougar Helicopters.
The company says the service will be open to the public, though media will not be permitted inside the church at the request of the families.