Memorial and Peace Parks of Montreal
Memorial and Peace Parks of Montreal
The study entails the various parks within the City of Montreal, related to the commemoration of individuals related to Montreal’s history.
The commemoration is sometimes related through Military loss, so that their memories may remain with us today.
Places
Place du Canada, 1967 ( Dorchester Square ) 1878
Montréal, Québec
Dorchester Square – Place du Canada in Downtown, Montreal.
’Raoul Wallenberg Holocaust Memorial Park’, Montreal
Montréal, Québec
Located in the ‘Quiet Garden’ directly behind Christ Church Cathedral in downtown Montreal.
PLACE MARGUERITE – BOURGEOYS PARK
Montréal, Québec
A Park dedicated to one of the founding members of religious and academic institutions, in the Old Port of Montreal.
Windsor Station – National Historic Site of Canada, 1975
Montréal, Québec
The Angel of Victory Statue is located in the Hallway of Windsor Station. It was commissioned in 1922 in the Memory of 1,116 CPR Soldiers that were lost in WW1.
The statue is the work of Coeur de Lion McCarthy (1881-1979)
Peace Park Cenotaph • LE CÉNOTAPHE DU PARC DE LA PAIX, Town of Mount Royal
Mont-Royal, Québec
The Peace Park honours the Memory of Soldiers who died in the battlefield of WWII.
Road Map
Montréal, Québec to Mont-Royal, Québec
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50 Great Saves: The Heritage Railway Stations Protection Act
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In 1990, the Heritage Railway Stations Protection Act came into effect after years of lobbying with the help of the National Trust for Canada. The act has granted over 150 railway stations federal legal protection across the country including the Duncan train station in Duncan, BC and the McAdam Railway Station in McAdam, New Brunswick.
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geocaches that demonstrate the rich, diverse histories of Atlantic Canada.
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