Memorials Needing Maintenance or Repair at Time of Photographing Them

As I travel around photographing the memorials in and around Ottawa I occasionally find one that needs some attention. Rather than point out these things in the various posts on them I decided to make reference to them here. This will be ongoing as I go back through the photographs I have taken and as I encounter them.

This plaque makes up part of the display of a twin four inch gun and two anchors from HMCS Buckingham in le Parc des anciennes combattants in Buckingham, Québec. The plaque is not in the best of shape but, worst of all, the ship's crest that had been in the centre of the plaque is missing. Hopefully it has been removed to be added to a new plaque.

This memorial in Smith's Falls commemorates the opening of the Rideau Canal. I assume this metal plate must have borne a plaque with information about this memorial. The plaque is missing. Hopefully someone working for the city has it in their possession for refurbishment.

This is the Liberty Milestone, a gift from France to Embrun. As you can see from this picture this memorial was in very bad shape when I photographed it in August, 2015. I sent an email to Embrun's government. I received no reply and I have not been back to see if the Embrun government did anything to restore this part of their heritage.

This memorial structure stands near the swinging bridge in Renfrew, Ontario. I have no idea what it commemorates as it looks to have two plaques missing.

This is a commemorative structure in Centeen Park in Brockville, Ontario. The cap on this has suffered some damage that some mortar and a few hours work would fix it up a bit. There is evidence of new stone work on this structure so it's likely this will get fixed up sooner than later.

This memorial site has plaques about the St. Lawrence Seaway and aspects of
the War of 1812. It is located on the site overlooking the Iroquois lock, in
Iroquois, Ontario. There are two flag poles with flags and between them there
is a flag pole that has been cut off near the base. The third flag is missing.

This was a plaque titled, 'Era of Invention.' The stand and metal base for
the plaque remain. The plaque and its parts are entirely gone. This is
located on the east side of Portage Bridge on Victoria Island in Ottawa. I
reported this to the National Capital Commission three days prior to posting
this. I have not heard back from them yet.

The two rocks enclosed in the fencing commemorate flooding of the nearby
McKay Lake in Rockcliffe. The rocks were made of clay to look like glacial
stones. They have an inscription of the event they commemorate. One of them
has been badly shattered. Hopefully the fencing
indicates that the rocks will be restored.

This rock with a missing plaque occupies a place on the southeast corner
of Green Island, former location of Ottawa City Hall and now occupied by
Global Affairs Canada. I expected to find a plaque commemorating Ottawa
Mayor Charlotte Whitton at this location. I hope the reason for this
plaque's absence involves its relocation to a more prominent place where
more people walk by it every day.
This site doesn't get a lot of people walking by.

This is the French side of the Thomas McKay plaque on Sussex Drive between
Alexander Street and John Street. The English side is slightly more visible.
The trees on either side of the plaque that were planted as saplings have
grown and their leaves now hide most of the plaque from view.

The commemorative structure dedicated to Linda Thom in Linda Thom park, to use a cliché, has seen better days. The weathering on the structure, unlike the patina on bronze, has not enhanced it. The two plaques on it are worn, dirty, and almost unreadable.

This plinth and sculpture base is on the southeast corner of Preston Street and Spruce Street. It is one of fifteen sculptures that make up a piece titled, 'Postcards from the Piazzas.' by artist, C J Fleury. I have a feeling the sculpture will be repaired or replaced and back in this spot very soon.

The plaque commemorating Sir Edmund Walker Head goes here. The stand and base occupy the place on the northwest point of Major's Hill Park but the plaque isn't there. As it is (was?) a Canadian Government plaque it is likely undergoing refurbishment and will soon occupy the stand again.

I found this on the west side of Centennial Park in Smiths Falls. The base and post match many informational plaques in the area. What this one was about is anyone's guess.

 

 This Gazebo memorializes Effie May Tett, née Gallagher. It stands in a small memorial park in Newboro, accompanied by a Founding of Newboro Plaque, a Centennial of Confederation Monument and the Newboro War Memorial. A bracket can be seen standing proud in the hosta plant to the lower left of the gazebo. The plaque, once held by that bracket, is not there.