Posts Tagged ‘Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada’

It was the perfect city in which to reaffirm a longstanding and honourable commitment to Canada’s veterans and their families. Located midway between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, Winnipeg is known as the “bull’s eye” of Canada, but for Legionnaires, the city—and one hotel in particular—holds an even more central meaning; it is the birthplace of their grassroots cause, one that has helped shape Canadian society and improve the lives of the people they care most about. Recognition of the Legion’s birthplace and the sanctioning of the Legion’s founding as an event of national historic significance were celebrated June 12, one [...]

The solemn beauty of the Last Post National Field of Honour in Pointe-Claire, Que., where privates and high-ranking officers lie side by side in dignified, uniform graves was officially recognized June 21 as a National Historic Site by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. The unveiling of a plaque by the board took place during the annual commemoration ceremony held each June in the cemetery adjacent to the Lakeview Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Pointe-Claire, just west of Montreal. More than 1,500 people showed up for the ceremony which not only included the designation but also marked another milestone—the 100th anniversary [...]