Foot Guards Park

Foot Guards Park occupies a large area at the northeast corner of Leamington Way and Ventanna Way in Barrhaven.

Foot Guards Park

This park is named in recognition of the historical significance of the Governor General's Foot Guards.

Established by Militia Order 16 on June 7, 1872 and modelled on the Household Troops in Great Britain, the Governor General's Foot Guards bring military ceremony and music befitting a Nation's Capital. Since its formation, soldiers of this Reserve Infantry Regiment have served in defence of Canada's interests at home and abroad, as well as perform ceremonial duties throughout the year in support of the Governor General of Canada.

The Guardsmen, seen daily in bearskin cap and scarlet tunic on Parliament Hill and at Rideau Hall during the summer months are iconic to Ottawa and Canada's Capital.

Approved by Ottawa City Council on April 23, 2014.

Mayor Jim Watson
Councillor Steve Desroches
(Gloucester-South Nepean)

Parc des Foot Guards

Ce parc est nommé afin de souligner l'importance historique des Governor General's Foot Guards.

Mis sur pied le 7 juin 1872 conformément à l'ordre général 16 de la milice et selon le modèle de la Garde royale en Grande-Bretagne, les Governor General Foot Guards assurent une présence cérémoniell et musicale militaire digne d'une capitale. Depuis sa formation, les soldats de ce régiment d'infanterie de la Réserve servent à la défense des intérêts du Canada au pays tout comme à l'étranger, et effectuent des tâches cérémonielles tout au long de l'année en appui au Gouverneur général du Canada.

Les gardes portant bonnet à poil et tunique rouge, qui l'ont peut voit tous les jours durant les mois d'été à la Colline du Parlement et à Rideau Hall, symbolisent Ottawa et la capitale du Canada.

Approuvé par le Conseil municipal de la Ville d'Ottawa le 23 avril 2014.

Maire Jim Watson
Conseiller Steve Desroches
(Gloucester-Nepean-Sud)

Bob's Bench

Bob's bench occupies a location in the Ornamental Gardens of the Experimental Farm at the southwest corner of National Capital Commission Scenic Driveway and Prince of Wales Drive.

Robert Alexander Cook
'Bob's Bench'
from/de
Grant, Sandy, Don, Lyle
Peter, Jonathan, Brent, Barbara,
Julie, Elaine
PAG # 1
1995

RCMP National Memorial

The RCMP National Memorial stands outside the RCMP National Headquarters on the east side of Leikin Drive between Bill Leathem Drive and Beckstead Road.

ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE
NATIONAL MEMORIAL

COMMISSIONER JAMES ALEXANDER
FARQUHARSON MACLEOD
1876 - 1880

UNVEILED BY
COMMISSIONER GIULIANO ZACCARDELLI
NOVEMBER 11, 2005

COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE
COMPLEMENTS OF
THE MOUNTED POLICE FOUNDATION

GENDERMERIE ROYALE DU CANADA
MONUMENT COMMÉMORATIF NATIONAL

LE COMMISSAIRE JAMES ALEXANDER
FARQUHARSON MACLEOD
1876 - 1880

DÉVOILÉ PAR
LE COMMISSAIRE GUILIANO ZACCARDELLI
LE 11 NOVEMBRE 2005

PLAQUE COMMÉMORATIVE
HOMMAGE DE
LA FONDATION DE LA POLICE MONTÉE

IN HONOUR OF THOSE
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE LINE OF DUTY

This RCMP National Memorial was relocated
to the new RCMP Headquarters in October 2013.

Rededicated by Commissioner Bob Paulson on November 19, 2013.

We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet.
For the trumpet shall sound and the dead will be raised incorruptible.

1 CORINTHIANS 15:51-52

EN HOMMAGE À CEUX ET CELLES QUI ONT FAIT LE SACRIFICE
DE LEUR VIE DANS L'EXERCICE DE LEURS FONCTIONS

Ce monument commémoratif national de la GRC a été réinstallé
au nouveau complexe de la Direction générale de la GRC en octobre 2013.

Réinauguré par la commissaire Bob Paulson le 19 novembre 2013.

Nous ne mourrons pas tous, mais tous nous serons changés,
en un instant, en un clin d'oeil, à la dernière trompette.
La trompette sonnera, et les morts ressusciteront incorruptibles.

1 CORINTHIANS 15:51-52

The statue depicts Lieutenant-Colonel James Alexander Farquharson Macleod (1836-1894), third Commissioner of the North-West Mounted Police, from July 22, 1876, to October 31, 1880. Artists and sculptors Don Begg and Shirley Stephens-Begg of Studio West Ltd. produced this bronze sculpture.