Rev. George Buchanan Plaque

In Franktown, Ontario, the plaque commemorating Reverend George Buchanan stands in front of the former St. Paul's United Church on the west side of Highway 15, north of Church Street.

 

REV. GEORGE BUCHANAN 1761 – 1835

Born at Coupar-Angus, Scotland, Buchanan graduated in medicine from Edinburgh University. He later became a Presbyterian minister and was called to Upper Canada. He arrived in Beckwith Township in August, 1822, to become its first resident clergyman. For eleven years Buchanan served as minister, teacher, and physician but when, in 1833, a stone church was completed, influential members of the congregation demanded that it be conducted under the auspices of the Church of Scotland. Buchanan, a Secessionist, refused and was barred from preaching in the new church. From then until his death he held services in his home for those of the congregation who supported his views.

Archaeological and Historic Sits Board of Ontario.

Rideau Veterans Home Plaque

The Rideau Veterans Home Plaque occupies a small park east of Remembrance Crescent, northeast of the corner of Smyth Road and Valour Drive.

Rideau Veterans Home
1946-1995

In 1946, the Rideau Veterans Home opened on this site. The home was intended to be a short-term stay facility where veterans would undergo rehabilitation prior to reintegration into the community; however, it evolved into a home where veterans lived for many years.

W.H. George, and architect with the Department of Pensions and National Health, designed the Rideau Veterans Home as a complex of 13 building including residences, a treatment facility, a pool and a chapel, all set within handsome grounds. Its design and layout were based on the cottage hospital model, striving to create a small-scale, home-like facility to better serve the spiritual and physical needs of the residents.

After the Rideau Veterans Home was closed in 1995, Canada Lands Company acquired the property and donated a portion of the site for the creation of this memorial park dedicated to all Canadian veterans, especially those who occupied the Rideau Veterans Home.

This specific site was chosen for the memorial park because of the magnificent three hundred year old burr oak that stands at its centre. Stones from the Home's fireplaces were used to create the base that holds this panel. Please take a moment to pause and remember the Canadian veterans of the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War, who lived here in the shadow of this giant oak tree.

Foyer Rideau pour anciens combattants
1946-1995

Le Foyer Rideau pour anciens combattants a ouvert ses portes sur les lieu en 1946. Au début, le Foyer était destine à la réadaption à court terme des anciens combattants avant leur retour à la communauté; il est cependant devenu la residence d’anciens combattants pendant plusieurs années.

C’est l’architecte W.H. George, du ministère des Pensions et de la Santé nationale, qui a conçu le Foyer Rideau pour anciens combattants, un complexe de 13 immeubles incluant des residences, un centre de traitement, une piscine et une chapelle entourés d’un parc agréable. La conception et l’agencement des immeubles de taille réduite et de type résidentiel du complexe évoquaient le pavillon hospitalier, pour mieux répondre aux besoins spirituels et physiques des residents.

Après la fermeture du Foyer Rideau en 1995, la Société immobilière du Canada a acquis la propriété et a fait don d’une partie des terrains afin de créer un parc commémoratif à la mémoire de tous les anciens combattants canadiens, et plus particulièrement des anciens residents du Foyer.

On a choisi cet emplacement à cause du magnifique chêne à gros fruits de trois cents ans qui domine les lieux. Des pierres des cheminées de l’ancien Foyer Rideau forment la base de ce panneau. Veuillez prendre un moment pour penser aux Canadiens et Canadiennes qui ont combattu Durant les Première et Deuxième guerres mondiales ainsi que Durant la guerre de Corée, et qui ont ensuite habité ici, à l’ombre de ce chêne géant.

Chasmosaurus irvinensis

The sculpture of the dinosaur, Chasmosaurus irvinensis, stands in the park west of Elgin Street, between Argyle Avenue and McLeod Street, on the grounds of the Canadian Museum of Nature.

Chasmosaurus irvinensis

First collected in the Alberta badlands near the town of Irvine in 1958, the fossil of this dinosaur was not studied until 1997 and was officially named a new species in 2001.

Chasmosaurus irvinensis was a horned dinosaur, or ceratopsian. Unlike its larger cousin Triceratops, which had three horns, Chasmosaurus had only a single horn on its snout. It was a plant-eater and lived in what is now western Canada some 75 million years ago.

These sculptures were made possible by the generous contributions received from Canadian Museum of Nature Staff as the Museum launched its National Campaign

Chasmosaurus irvinensis

Les fossiles de ce dinosaure furent trouvés d'abord dans les badlands de l'Alberta près du village d'Irvine en 1958; ce n'est qu'en 1997 qu'il a fait l'objet d'étude, et en 2001, il a été nommé une nouvelle espèce.

Chasmosaurus irvinensis était un dinosaure à corne, ou un cératopsian. Contrairement à son plus grand cousin Triceratops qui avait trois cornes, Chasmosaurus n'avait qu'une corne sut son museau. Il était herbivore et vivait il y a quelque 75 millions d'années dans ce que l'on connait aujourd'hui comme l'Ouest canadien.

Ces sculptures ont été réalisées grâce aux dons généreux des membres du personnel du Musée canadien de la nature lors du lancement de la Campagne nationale du Musée.

Barb Reid Benches

In Richmond, Ontario, two benches commemorating Barb Reid occupy a corner of St. John's Children's Garden on the southeast corner of Fowler Street and Strachan Street.

BARB REID

IN HER LOVING MEMORY
TRUE LOVE & DEAR FRIEND OF BILL
MOTHER OF TINA, KELLY, MOLLY & WILL
"OMI" TO HER GRANDCHILDREN
FROM HER FAMILY & HER FRIENDS

BARB REID

IN HER LOVING MEMORY
TRUE LOVE & DEAR FRIEND OF BILL
MOTHER OF TINA, KELLY, MOLLY & WILL
"OMI" TO HER GRANDCHILDREN
FROM HER FAMILY & HER FRIENDS

Poonamalie Defensible Lockmaster's House

At Poonamalie Lockstation, west of Smiths Falls, the defensible lockmaster's house stands on the north side of the lock.

The Government of Canada recognized the Poonamalie lockmaster's house as a Federal Heritage Building on April 30, 1992. The building, designed by Royal Engineers, originally had only the ground floor. The addition of the second storey came later with its roof built as an exact replica of the original roof. Now a private residence, it is the only remaining residence among those constructed on the site during the canal's military administration. Information sourced from Canada's Historic Places.