Reconciling History Tour
For over a century, until 1996, the Canadian Government removed at least 150,000 First Nations, Métis and Inuit children from their families to place them in Indian Residential Schools created by…
The policy battle that set the stage for a century of residential school death, misery, grief
As Canada’s residential school system gathered homicidal force in 1909, two formidable bureaucrats wrestled for control of its direction in backroom Ottawa. Dr. Peter Bryce, the crusading chief medical officer…
The Beechwood Way – June 2021
FOUNDED IN 2000, the Beechwood Cemetery Foundation has strived to take care of the 162 acres of land with the utmost respect and creativity. Beechwood’s Chief Horticulturist, Trevor Davidson, and…
Must-visit gardens, nurseries, greenhouses and flower festivals in and around Ottawa
Beechwood Cemetery As well as being the final resting place of many illustrious Canadians, Beechwood Cemetery—on the eastern edge of New Edinburgh and Vanier—is also a peaceful garden in its…
Dealing with LDD Moth
The LDD moth can be an annoying pest in residential, urban and rural areas as well as natural forests. The LDD Moth has been slowly spreading across the U.S. and Canada. This…
Flags at half mast
Beechwood Cemetery will have their main entrance flags flying at half mast in memory of the 215 children whose remains were found at the site of a former residential school in…
Come visit the cemetery – A Basic Etiquette
This piece is co-written by No Stone Left Alone Foundation and Beechwood Cemetery Foundation. Cemeteries are often referred to as a place for the living. In urban environment, cemeteries are…
RCMP Veterans’ Historical Wall
Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police – May 23, 2023 The RCMP Veterans’ Association, Ottawa Division, will build the RCMP Veterans’ Historical Wall at the RCMP…
Canadian Tulip Festival – Veterans Day Ceremony
The Canadian Tulip Festival is proud to present its annual Veterans Day Ceremony on May 18, 2021 at 11 a.m. at Beechwood National Cemetery. Viewers can watch the formal private…
The Importance of Holding a Funeral–Even a Year Later
Chris Hamilton, his wife Kristin and their three daughters held a memorial service recently for his mother, Rona, who died last year, days after the pandemic-related lockdown began. They picked…