Art Competition Announced for Stanley Cup Memorial

 The Stanley Cup will soon find its home in Ottawa, or at least a monument dedicated to the trophy will. The Lord Stanley Memorial Monument Inc., has announced a public art competition to design and build the memorial which will be donated to the City of Ottawa and revealed in

The Memorial to the Victims of Communism: It’s Complicated

 There seems to be a general agreement that the Memorial to the Victims of Communism—Canada a Land of Refuge is a worthy project. However, controversy surrounds the current proposed location and design. Canada, a Land of Refuge— More than a Memorial “People are trying to make this political,” says Ludwik

The Never Forgotten National Memorial

 The inspiration for the Never Forgotten National Memorial (NFNM) came from a single gravestone. T. Truskoski was laid to rest at the age of 17 in the Canadian War Cemetery in Moro, Italy. Toronto businessman Tony Trigiani came across the young man’s gravestone while taking a detour on a business trip in

A Most Appropriate Canadian Memorial

 By Benjamin Gillies Two years ago, the Government of Canada endorsed the creation of a new national monument to the victims of Communism, and a prominent location was selected for the structure in the Garden of the Provinces and Territories across from the Library and Archives Canada building in downtown