Faith Fyles – a Botanical Artist
Faith Fyles was born September 30, 1875 in Cowansville, Quebec. Her father was the Reverend Dr. Thomas Fyles, an Anglican clergyman (and entomologist) who came to Canada from England to…
In the Gardens – the Tulip History
Tulips (Tulipa) form a genus of spring-blooming perennial herbaceous bulbiferous geophytes (having bulbs as storage organs). The flowers are usually large, showy and brightly colored, generally red, pink, yellow, or…
A gentle approach to a subject few of us want to talk about
Funeral preplanning through Beechwood: A gentle approach to a subject few of us want to talk about Let’s face it. Discussing funeral plans is hardly at the top of most…
Remembrance Day and Liberation Day in Holland
The liberation of the Netherlands, from September 1944 to April 1945, played a key role in the culmination of the Second World War, as the Allied forces closed in on…
In the Gardens: The bloom of a magnolia tree
Magnolia is a large species of about 210 flowering plant species in the subfamily Magnolioideae of the family Magnoliaceae. It is named after French botanist Pierre Magnol. Magnolia is an…
Butterfly Memorial Event 2021 – BFO Ottawa
On Sunday, June 6 at 3 pm, the Ottawa community will tune in to watch The Butterfly Memorial Event at Beechwood, Canada’s National Cemetery, to remember our loved ones. You…
Flags at half-staff at the RCMP NMC
On April 18 and 19, 2020, Northwestern Nova Scotia was the scene of a terrible shooting rampage that left 22 dead, including RCMP Cst. Heidi Stevenson. On the anniversary of…
ANZAC Day – a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand
ANZAC Day marks the anniversary of the first campaign that led to major casualties for Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War. The acronym ANZAC stands for Australian…
Grief – a definition
I had my own notion of grief. I thought it was the sad time That followed the death of Someone you love. And you had to push through it To…
Casualty Identification Program and Beechwood Cemetery
Since April 2019, Beechwood stepped into its role as the Mortuary Service Provider and Contract Representative of The Department of National Defence’s Casualty Identification Program. The Program was established in…