A look at changing traditions in headstones
It took a lifetime, but there’s a golfer in the Cornwall area who eventually reached the pinnacle of achievement — sort of. “Finally, six under,” his headstone reads, a waggish…
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Beechwood Cemetery tours — pathways of reflection through the National Cemetery of Canada
Like cemeteries everywhere, the names of the dead were once those of the living, and each one has a story to tell. At Beechwood Cemetery, the National Cemetery of Canada…
Dead reckoning: National cemetery is bringing truth about residential schools to light
In June 2008, the day before then prime minister Stephen Harper stood in the House of Commons to deliver an apology to survivors of Canada’s residential school system, Cindy Blackstock…
The policy battle that set the stage for a century of residential school death, misery, grief
As Canada’s residential school system gathered homicidal force in 1909, two formidable bureaucrats wrestled for control of its direction in backroom Ottawa. Dr. Peter Bryce, the crusading chief medical officer…
The Beechwood Way – June 2021
FOUNDED IN 2000, the Beechwood Cemetery Foundation has strived to take care of the 162 acres of land with the utmost respect and creativity. Beechwood’s Chief Horticulturist, Trevor Davidson, and…
Must-visit gardens, nurseries, greenhouses and flower festivals in and around Ottawa
Beechwood Cemetery As well as being the final resting place of many illustrious Canadians, Beechwood Cemetery—on the eastern edge of New Edinburgh and Vanier—is also a peaceful garden in its…
Flags at half mast
Beechwood Cemetery will have their main entrance flags flying at half mast in memory of the 215 children whose remains were found at the site of a former residential school in…
The Importance of Holding a Funeral–Even a Year Later
Chris Hamilton, his wife Kristin and their three daughters held a memorial service recently for his mother, Rona, who died last year, days after the pandemic-related lockdown began. They picked…
A gentle approach to a subject few of us want to talk about
Funeral preplanning through Beechwood: A gentle approach to a subject few of us want to talk about Let’s face it. Discussing funeral plans is hardly at the top of most…
Butterfly Memorial Event 2021 – BFO Ottawa
On Sunday, June 6 at 3 pm, the Ottawa community will tune in to watch The Butterfly Memorial Event at Beechwood, Canada’s National Cemetery, to remember our loved ones. You…