Dealing with grief during the Holidays
The Holidays and New Year can be a happy time of year, most can spend time with their families, friends and loved ones. However, if you have recently lost a…
56 years of the Stanley Cup – Philip Dansken Ross
PHILIP DANSKEN ROSS Section 64, Lot 1 Born in Montreal, Quebec on January 1, 1858, Ross was educated at McGill University and became a journalist, starting his career with the…
Hockey Hall of Fame – JOHN GEORGES (BUCK) BOUCHER
JOHN GEORGES (BUCK) BOUCHER Section 40, Lots 52 NW, 53 SW (S) Born August 17, 1896, Boucher played professional hockey for 20 years, including 17 seasons in the NHL and…
A city champion – SHIRLEY MOULDS
SHIRLEY MOULDS – Section 41, Lot 39 E Ctr Born in Ottawa in 1904, Shirley Moulds lived in the same house in the Glebe her entire life. What set her…
Book of Condolence for Marguerite ‘Grete’ Ann Hale
Book of Condolence is available to the public the week of Monday, November 21st to Friday November 25th at Beechwood National Memorial Centre (during office hours 9 a.m. to 4…
Deachman: Personal remembrances dot Beechwood’s fields of honour
Before the dignitaries arrived for the official ceremony, before the warmup drone of the piper filled the air and before the official moment of silence commemorated those who served Canada,…
Indigenous legacy etched in stone at National Military Cemetery this Remembrance Day
Tina Quesnel’s son Justin was just 35 years old when he died unexpectedly last year, but she remembers him — a Canadian soldier — as full of joy and love…
Food Drive at the Christmas Candlelight Service
Each year, the Beechwood Cemetery Foundation host the Christmas Candlelight Service -this year’s event is on December 11th at 6:00pm.This annual service offers families and community members a peaceful way…
Beechwood Way – Fall 2022
AS WE APPROACH a milestone in Beechwood’s history, we tend to reflect on the years behind us. For over 150 years, Beechwood has had the honour of serving the community,…
Grete Hale (1929-2022)
Grete Hale (1929-2022): ‘Baker’s daughter’ was Ottawa’s legendary business leader and a philanthropist Grete Hale, who died Oct. 28 at age 93, was the second of Ottawa’s legendary “Three Sisters”.…