Royal Canadian Mounted Police - Monument

Archives 2017. A bronze monument located in Moncton, New Brunsick featuring life-size statues of Constables Doug Larche, Dave Ross and Fabrice Gevaudan, who were gunned down June 4, 2014 in the line of duty.

The three Royal Canadian Mounted Police Constables were among the police officers who responded to a neighbourhood in the west end of the city following reports of a man with a gun. Justin Bourque walked past civilian residents that he encountered, choosing only to shoot at police. He was captured following a 30-hour manhunt that gripped the city with fear. Bourque is serving a life sentence with no chance of parole for 75 years.

Jumbo

Jumbo was billed as the largest elephant in the world. He was the star attraction at “The Greatest Show on Earth,” the Barnum & Bailey Circus that was performing in St. Thomas, Ontario when he was struck and killed by a train locomotive on September 15, 1885. In his memory, the townspeople commisioned Winston Bronnum of Sussex, New Brunswick to construct this life sized statue made of concrete and steel reenforcing rods. The Jumbo statue was unveiled June 28, 1985 in St. Thomas.

Monument

South African war memorial.

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Located in London Ontario. South African War also called Boer War.

Roadside Memorial

On August 2016 at the age of 19 years, she was killed at this location in a car accident. In her memory someone has been maintaining this memorial. Gone but not forgotten.

Memorializing Cyclists

Ghost Bikes as they are called, are memorials for bicyclists who were killed while riding on the road.

Remembrance Day

Every year on November 11, Canadians pause in a moment of silence to honour and remember the men and women who have served, and continue to serve Canada during times of war, conflict and peace. We remember the more than 1,500,000 Canadians who have served throughout our nation’s history and the more than 118,000 who made the ultimate sacrifice.

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Some of the 54 Commonwealth member states, such as Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia, observe the tradition of Remembrance Day on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.

Halifax Sailors' Memorial

The sailor statue represents those valiant young Canadians who served in both war and peace is symbolic of the thousands of sailors who were instrumental in the victory at sea and a fitting acknowledgement to those who continue to maintain the peace.

Canada At D-Day

The Holy Roller, a U.S. built Sherman M4 tank that was manned in the battle by members of the 1st Hussars, has sat in London Ontario’s Victoria Park since 1950 when it was dedicated to the regiment. The "Holy Roller" landed on Juno Beach with the 1st Hussars regiment in Normandy roughly 45 minutes after the first assault troops went in. Its gun was damaged two times during the war and was one of only two Canadian tanks to survive the conflict.