In June 2008, the day before then prime minister Stephen Harper stood in the House of Commons to deliver an apology to survivors of Canada’s residential school system, Cindy Blackstock…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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