Beechwood Way – Fall 2020
IN A SHORT SPAN OF TIME, the COVID-19 virus has changed all of our lives significantly. Our schedules, our routines, our way of spending time with our friends and family…
The Arena Builder – Edwin Peter Dey
EDWIN PETER DEY was born in Hull, Canada East on April 21, 1864, Dey followed in his father’s footsteps by operating one of the country’s leading boat works. His plant…
AMICITIA FRANCE-CANADA – A Monument born from shared history and heritage
“AMICITIA FRANCE-CANADA” is the Latin expression for “fraternal friendship France–Canada” and is also the name chosen for the monument being planned in Ottawa to recognize the more than four centuries…
Calgarians develop gravestone app to honour lives of soldiers with photos, stories
Three years ago, Ryan Mullens was sitting next to the grave of a long-dead soldier in the Canadian military cemetery at Groesbeek, Holland. He played Amazing Grace on his wooden…
Large Remembrance Day ceremonies replaced by individual remembrances
In different rows, but separated by just a few headstones and positioned in an almost perfectly straight line, are the Beechwood Cemetery graves of Lieut. Lloyd Davies (and his wife,…
In Flanders Field
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No Stone Left Alone at National Military Cemetery 2020
On November 2 2020, the National Military Cemetery at Beechwood hosted a No Stone Left Alone event where the 76 Communications Regiment united in a remembrance experience. The ceremony traditionally…
Ottawa sites that honour Canada’s military
Ottawa is home to many sites where you can honour Canada’s armed forces year round, not just on Remembrance Day (November 11). When visiting Canada’s capital, pause to reflect at…
Inspiration for McCrae’s poem In Flanders Fields
LT ALEXIS H. HELMER was born in Hull, Quebec on June 29, 1892, Alexis Hannum Helmer was the son of Elizabeth and Brigadier General R. A. Helmer. He was educated…
Beechwood Cemetery livestreaming Remembrance commemorations to keep people connected during COVID-19
Remembrance Week observances at Beechwood Cemetery will have a bit of a different look this year as organizers limit on-site attendance to comply with pandemic health restrictions. Despite the need…