There is nothing more haunting in cemeteries than an angel. They often stand tall with hands reaching up towards the heavens or wings readied to fly or protecting the grave. …
Section 29, Lot 43 E (S) Long before women’s hockey had professional leagues, national television audiences or the institutional support it enjoys today, women were already building the game on…
On November 8, 2023, a commemorative plaque honouring Corporal Robert Gordon Teather, C.V., Regimental Number 26112, was unveiled at the RCMP National Memorial Cemetery at Beechwood. The plaque preserves the…
Yesterday, Beechwood was different. The grounds were still a cemetery. They remained a place of remembrance, history and reflection. But for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we made…
The South African War of 1899–1902 marked an important and complex chapter in Canadian history. It was the first conflict in which Canada officially sent troops overseas and one of…
On September 11, 2001, the world witnessed an act of terrorism that changed the course of history. Nearly 3,000 people were killed when four commercial aircraft were hijacked. Two struck…
On November 8, 2020, a commemorative plaque was unveiled along the Major-General George R. Pearkes, VC, Pathway in the RCMP National Memorial Cemetery at Beechwood. The plaque honours the members…
Walk through an older section of almost any historic cemetery and you will quickly notice something unusual carved into the stones. A skull with wings. An hourglass with sand running…
James Dyson Slater Section 48, Lot 1 (E) James Dyson Slater was born in Manchester, England, on September 10, 1813. He immigrated to Upper Canada with his parents in 1830…
Canada’s canals are often described through measurements: kilometres of waterway, numbers of locks and tonnes of goods transported. But behind every canal are people—engineers, stonemasons, surveyors, labourers, public servants and…
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