Couples consider lawsuit against defrocked minister

Date: 2007-01-18

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Norm Vachon and his daughter were duped in separate wedding ceremonies by a defrocked minister into thinking they'd tied the knot and they want other couples scammed into thinking they were married to join a class action suit.

Maggie Montgomery-Heersink -- a former United Church minister who had her credentials revoked in 2001 -- continued to perform bogus wedding ceremonies, swindling many brides and grooms.

She recently wrote letters to all the couples about the scam and fled to Calgary.

"My daughter was married by (Montgomery-Heersink) and I thought she was a nice lady. I thought if she was good enough for my daughter, my wife and I could use her," said Vachon.

"When we found out we weren't married we had a hell of a laugh, but then things sunk in.

"We had a garden wedding with a tent and 100 people and it was perfect. Then we realized it wasn't perfect and got miffed.

"My daughter and I are talking about a class action suit," said Vachon.

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