Established in 1873, Beechwood is recognized as one of the most beautiful and historic cemeteries in Canada. It has been designated as a National Historic Site. Its breathtaking park-like setting…

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Founded in 2000, the Beechwood Cemetery Foundation was created to safeguard Beechwood’s future and increase public awareness, as well as the important historical persons buried within it. For 21 years,…

A wreath-laying ceremony to honour Canadian Armed Forces members was able to go forward this weekend despite thousands of the handmade decorations being stolen only a week before. Dozens of…

With wreaths wrapped around their arms, volunteers and veterans walked through snowy rows of graves in the National Military Cemetery at Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa, gently laying the handmade decorations…

Dozens gathered at the National Military Cemetery Sunday to lay out thousands of wreaths, many of which were assembled by volunteers who stepped up to replace the 3,000 wreaths destined…

In focus: The chill didn’t deter the crowds from coming to Beechwood Cemetery to remember the sacrifice of veterans. Crowds gathered at Beechwood Cemetery on a sunny but frigid Remembrance…

Remembrance Day ceremonies at the National Military Cemetery at Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa.

The ground at Beechwood Cemetery was still covered in hoarfrost early Thursday as Charlie Watson walked along the rows of military headstones, reading names. Watson’s grandfather, Alexander (Sandy) Watson, is…

Landscapers, horticulturalists and volunteers from across the region gathered early in the morning on Friday, Nov. 5 for Beechwood Cemetery’s 16th annual National Day of Tribute. Participants pitched in their…