Veterans and those who lost their lives serving Canada were honoured throughout the country last week.
To commemorate Veterans’ Week, the federal government announced funding for the refurbishment and construction of various cenotaphs and memorials throughout Canada.
Up to $28,715 will be provided for the construction of the new Jewish War Veterans of Canada Memorial in North York, Ont.
The black polished granite memorial, surrounded by a 20-foot diameter pad of interlocking brick, commemorates and honours the Jewish people who perished and those who served in the Canadian Forces during the First and Second World Wars, the Korean War, all peacekeeping missions and Afghanistan.
In Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., funding of up to $3,860 will be contributed to restore the Men from the District of Algoma Cenotaph. The restoration work included removing and replacing loose monument stones and installing a metal roof to help protect the structure from the weather.
In Nova Scotia, up to $13,414 will be provided for the construction of the Chelsea & District Cenotaph, a black granite structure commemorating the men and women from the community who served in war time and to honour peacekeepers.
The Port Hawkesbury Veterans Memorial Park Society is receiving a maximum of $41,841 to construct a major addition to the existing cenotaph, granite statues representing the army, navy, air force, merchant marines, Highlanders and another structure representing the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
A maximum of $3,928 will be contributed to restore the Brookside Cenotaph which commemorates local service men and women from the First World War, the Second World War and the Korean War. Planned restoration work includes installing a concrete slab around the cenotaph’s base and improving drainage at the site.
The Village of Longview, Alta. will receive a maximum of $4,680 to construction a new memorial commemorating those who died in Canadian military service and those veterans who served Canada as peacekeepers.
In Quebec, the Municipality of Bryson will receive up to $6,705 restore the municipal cenotaph dedicated to the local war dead of the First and Second World Wars. Planned work includes replacing the existing structure with a new granite cenotaph and mounting it with the original commemorative plaque.
Les Amis du Cimetière Mont-Royal will receive up to $2,073 to construct a granite structure and commemorative plaque. This monument will commemorate the 1,200 Veterans of the First and Second World Wars, Korean War and peacekeeping missions who are buried in the military section of the cemetery.
A new war memorial will be built in Moose Jaw, Sask. with up to $5,958 in funding. The monument, made of high quality brick masonry, will consist of three panels including an original memorial found at a local Boy Scout camp; a bronze plaque inscribed with the name, date of death and place of burial of each of the 10 pilots tied to the community who served as pilots with the Royal Flying Corps and lost their lives during the First World War.
In Newfoundland and Labrador, up to $24,500 will be contributed to restore the Upper Island Cove Cenotaph. The restoration work includes replacing the monument’s base and adding two new additions on either side of the monument to incorporate new names.
In Langley, B.C., the Douglas Park Cenotaph is receiving a maximum of $50,000 for a new structure consisting of three granite-clad slabs and is engraved with the words Our Glorious Dead / Nos Morts Glorieux.
The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, B.C. is receiving a maximum of $24,520 to construct the West Bench Veterans Tribute memorial, which includes a bronze plaque listing the approximately 180 names of local veterans.
Funding for these initiatives is provided by the War Memorial Program and the Cenotaph/Monument Restoration Program.
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