The Canadian Police and Peace Officers’ Memorial (CPPOM) is proud to partner with Beechwood Cemetery to display these historical, decommissioned granite tablets etched with the names of police officers who…

Marion Adams Macpherson Section 100, Grave 291  Marion Macpherson was born on May 16, 1924 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, but grew up in the much smaller town of Moosomin, where…

A National Crime One hundred years ago, Dr. Peter Henderson Bryce exposed the horrifying death toll among children in residential schools. No one wanted to listen to Dr. Peter Henderson…

FREDERIC NEWTON GISBORNE Section 41, Lot 107 E  Born in England in 1824. He left England in 1842 for a trip around the world, finally settling in Canada in 1845.…

Two men built the residential school system that harmed so many Indigenous people. One man spoke up and was ignored. Their reputations have reversed over the past century. All three lie in Ottawa’s Beechwood Cemetery.

The Cross of Sacrifice is a Commonwealth war memorial designed in 1918 by Sir Reginald Blomfield for the Imperial War Graves Commission (now the Commonwealth War Graves Commission). It is…

On August 8th 2022, a wreath was laid to honour the predecessors of the Canadian Intelligence Corps. Commemorative ceremonies were held across Canada to honour the members of the Canadian…

The first Canadian canal was built at Lachine, toward the western end of the island of Montreal. It opened in 1825, bypassing the Lachine rapids, long a barrier to navigation…

On June 27 2022, three unknown soldiers associated with the Battle of Hill 70 were laid to rest with military honours at Loos British Cemetery, Loos-en-Gohelle, France. We cannot put…

Henrietta Tuzo was born in Victoria in 1873 and was educated there and in England. She was a pioneering woman, but not in the traditional sense. Wilson was known for…