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Thursday, December 12, 2019

Rideau Canoe Club Memorial Flag Pole

The Rideau Canoe Club occupies a location on the west side of the Rideau River south of Hog's Back Road. A flag pole commemorating its members who fell during World Wars I and II stands just outside their building.




ERECTED BY
THE LADIES AUXILIARY
— OF —
THE RIDEAU AQUATIC CLUB
TO THE MEMORY OF
THE MEMBERS OF THE CLUB
WHO FELL DURING
THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918
THE ABOVE PLAQUE WAS SALVAGED FROM THE
FLAG POLE OF THE ORIGINAL CLUB ON
THE DRIVEWAY AT 5TH AVE.

REDEDICATED 1981 TO INCLUDE THE
MEMORY OF MEMBERS OF THE
CLUB WHO FELL IN WORLD WAR II
1939 TO 1945