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…

William Brown Bradley – Section 25, Lot 52N (Mil) On June 24, 1813, an American force advanced from Fort George toward a British outpost at Beaver Dams on the Niagara…

1875–1955 Section 41, Lots 46 and 47  James Bernard Harkin helped transform a small federal parks office into the foundation of Canada’s modern national parks system. A gifted communicator, public…

On August 19, 1942, Canadian troops landed on the beaches surrounding Dieppe, France, as part of Operation Jubilee. What followed became one of the deadliest days in Canadian military history.…

Among those laid to rest at Beechwood Cemetery are veterans whose lives connect Canada to some of the defining events of the Second World War. Major Stanisław Tarazewicz was one…

For generations, members of Ottawa’s policing community have served and protected Canada’s capital. At Beechwood, the Ottawa Police Service Memorial Cemetery provides a publicly accessible place where this service can…

A short distance from Beechwood’s St. Laurent Boulevard entrance, three monuments stand together in Section 17. They mark the burial plots of the Protestant Orphans’ Home, the Protestant Home for…

For generations, the image of the Mountie has held a special place in Canadian culture. Dressed in the iconic Red Serge, riding across the Canadian landscape and serving communities from…

The work of Canada’s intelligence community often takes place beyond public view. At Beechwood, the CSIS National Memorial Cemetery provides a publicly accessible place where this service can be recognized,…