On May 7, 2022, The Order of Saint Lazarus in Canada – Ottawa Commandery and Beechwood Cemetery celebrated and honored Dame Grete Hale’ for her contribution to the Order of…

When Princess Margriet of the Netherlands lifts the veil on a bronze plaque at Beechwood Cemetery on Friday, she will be honouring a Canadian military figure who’s arguably better remembered…

OLIVE PATRICIA DICKASON Section 64, Range G, Grave 123 (Ed,Hist, J & Lit) Olive Patricia Dickason was born on March 16, 1920 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. After losing everything during the…

GENERAL CHARLES FOULKES Section 27, Range G, Grave 224 One of eight children, Foulkes was born in Stockton-on-Tees, England, on 3 January 1903. His family moved to Canada, eventually settling…

February 20, 1904. Everyone in New Edinburgh knew John Ferguson, a foreman at the Edwards mill. In fact, the mill closed early to allow workers to attend his funeral, the…

Edmonton – Ottawa – Juno Beach – Beechwood – On the eve of the 80th anniversary of the Dieppe Raid, we remember the devastating consequences of this military operation. Mounted…

VIOLET ARCHER Section 19, SG 280 (Ed & Mus) Violet Archer was born Violetta Balestreri on April 24, 1913 in Montreal to a family of Italian immigrants. In response to…

DR. HENRI MARC AMI – Section 41, Lot 125 (Sci) Born in Belle-Rivière, Quebec on November 23, 1858, Henri Marc Ami studied geology at McGill University under John William Dawson,…

Canada’s Governor General Mary Simon recently signed a warrant authorizing the Canadian Heraldic Authority to design a coat of arms to honour Canada’s Foreign Service – a” first” – in…

FAITH FYLES – Section 40, Lot 80 SE, Grave 1 Faith Fyles was born September 30, 1875 in Cowansville, Quebec. Her father was the Reverend Dr. Thomas Fyles, an Anglican…