IN A SHORT SPAN OF TIME, the COVID-19 virus has changed all of our lives significantly. Our schedules, our routines, our way of spending time with our friends and family…

Three years ago, Ryan Mullens was sitting next to the grave of a long-dead soldier in the Canadian military cemetery at Groesbeek, Holland. He played Amazing Grace on his wooden…

In different rows, but separated by just a few headstones and positioned in an almost perfectly straight line, are the Beechwood Cemetery graves of Lieut. Lloyd Davies (and his wife,…

On November 2 2020, the National Military Cemetery at Beechwood hosted a No Stone Left Alone event where the 76 Communications Regiment united in a remembrance experience. The ceremony traditionally…

Remembrance Week observances at Beechwood Cemetery will have a bit of a different look this year as organizers limit on-site attendance to comply with pandemic health restrictions. Despite the need…

Interesting story about John Currier, who was also one of the founders of the Beechwood Cemetery Company; he was the first president of the company, a position he held until…

The Beechwood Annual Memorial Service went fully virtual in 2020! Listen to the Salvation Army Band and soloist Chelsea Honeyman perform beautiful hymns.  The service will be overseen by Canon James Beall…

September 22, 1882 Canadians love to talk about the weather. This undoubtedly reflects the fact that we get a lot of it — four distinct seasons with a wide variability…

With clear skies in the forecast Sunday morning, vintage aircraft from the Second World War performed a flypast during a ceremony at Beechwood Cemetery honouring the sacrifice made during the Battle of…

As officials across Canada struggle with how to reconcile the problematic legacies of the country’s historical figures, a national cemetery in Ottawa could show the path to presenting Canadian history…