The bench commemorating Jim Robb occupies the east side of Brewer Park on the east side of a pathway across from the baseball diamonds.
In loving memory of / À la douce mémoire de
Jim Robb
October 31, 1927 — April 4, 2016
31 octobre 1927 — 4 avril 2016
A life well lived by a beloved man.
Une vie bien vécue par un homme bien-aimé.
The Rotary Centennial Playground occupies the north east corner of Brewer Park at the southwest corner of Grove Avenue and Seneca Street.
ROTARY CENTENNIAL PLAYGROUND
In 2005, the centennial of Rotary International, seven Ottawa Rotary clubs in partnership with the City of Ottawa, began a renovation of this playground in Brewer Park.
The task, in celebration of one hundred years of Rotary's service to international and local communities, was to provide Ottawa and the surrounding region with a playground for Children of all Abilities; one that both able-bodied children and children with disabilities could share.
During the four-year renovations, old play structures were replaced with new and accessible structures and others were added.
In addition to the Rotary Clubs, the City of Ottawa, many individuals, charitable foundations and local businesses contributed to the project and helped to make it a success.
The playground now called the Rotary Centennial Playground evolved from two accessible play structures provided by the Community Foundation of Ottawa in 1989.
Members of the Rotary Club of Ottawa, Ottawa-Bytown, Ottawa Kanata Sunrise, Ottawa South, Nepean-Kanata, South Nepean and West Ottawa, are proud to present the Rotary Centennial Playground to the communities of Ottawa and the National Capital Region
PARC DU CENTENAIRE ROTARY
En 2005, aimée du centenaire du Rotary International, sept clubs Rotary d'Ottawa ont entrepris la rénovation de de terrain de jeu du parc Brewer, in association avec la Ville d'Ottawa.
L'opération, qui visait à souligner les services que le Rotary fournitaux collectivités, tant au paus qu'a l'étranger, consistait à doter Ottawa et la région environnante d'un terrain de jeu accessible à tous les enfants, indépendamment de leurs capacités.
Au cours des travaux de rénovation, qui se sont échelonnés sur quatre ans, les anciennes structures de jeu ont été remplacées para des structures accessibles et d'autres ont été ajoutées.
Outre les clubs Rotary, la Ville d'Ottawa, de nombreux particuliers, des fondations de bienfaisance et des enterprises locales ont participé au projet et contribué à sa réussite.
Le Terrain de jeux, maintenant appelé Parc du centenaire Rotary, a évolué à partir de deux structures de jeux accessibles fournies par La Fondation communautaire d'Ottawa en 1989.
Les membres des clubs Rotary d'Ottawa, d'Ottawa-Bytown, Ottawa Kanata Sunrise, Ottawa South, de Nepean-Kanata, de South Nepean et West Ottawa sont fiers de présenter le Parck du centenaire du Rotary aux collectivités d'Ottawa et de la région de la capitale nationale.
The armoury named in honour of Major Edward James Gibson Holland occupies a location on the south side of Walkley Road about half way between Conroy road on the south side and Halifax Drive on the north side.
The Major E.J.G. Holland VC Armoury at 2100 Walkley Road, Ottawa houses the following regiments: 33 Signal Regiment / 33e Régiment des transmissions; 33 Combat Engineer Regiment / 33e Régiment Génie de Combat; 33 Service Battalion / 33e Bataillon des services; and 33 Military Police Platoon / 33e peloton de Police militaire. The armoury is named in honour of Edward James Gibson Holland (February 2, 1878 – June 18, 1948). Holland enlisted with the Royal Canadian Dragoons to serve in the Second South African War (October 11, 1899 – May 31, 1902). He shipped out in January 1900 with the rank of sergeant.
On November 7, 1900, at the Battle of Liliefontein, near the Komati River, a large force of Boer commandos sought to encircle a retreating British column whose rearguard comprised two troops of Royal Canadian Dragoons and two 12-pounder guns of “D” Battery, Royal Canadian Field Artillery. Sergeant Holland was in charge of an M1895 Colt–Browning machine gun firing between the two 12-pounders at a rate of 400 rounds per minute, helping to hold off the advancing Boers.
When Holland’s machine gun jammed, he knew that he could not leave it behind as the Boers, only a few dozen metres away, would unjam the machine gun and use it on the retreating troops. Holland lifted the 16 kilogram (35 pound) machine gun from its carriage — it was so hot that he burned his hands — and managed to awkwardly mount a nearby horse and race off with the gun tucked under one arm. The Boers followed, shooting at him for about 700 yards. For his part in saving the 12-pounders and denying the use of his machine gun to the enemy, Sergeant Holland was awarded the Victoria Cross, one of three awarded for separate incidents in this action.
During the visit to Canada of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York, on September 21, 1901 in Ottawa, Holland received the Victoria Cross from the Duke of Cornwall and York, who was later crowned, King George V. The citation for Holland’s award of the Victoria Cross states, "Sergeant Holland did splendid work with his Colt gun, and kept the Boers off the two 12-pounders, by its fire at close range. When he saw the enemy were too near for him to escape with the carriage, as the horse was blown, he calmly lifted the gun off and galloped away with it under arm." His Victoria Cross is currently stored as part of the Archives and Collection of the Royal Canadian Dragoons at CFB Petawawa.
After he returned to Canada, Holland received a commission as an officer in his old Militia unit, the 5th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards. By the time he attested for the Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force for service in World War I he had achieved the rank of major. During the First World War he commanded the Borden Motor Machine Gun Battery, serving in France.
