Kemptville - Veterans Commemorative Park

 

Location:  United Counties of Leeds and Grenville     N 45.08194   W -75.63154

The park is located a few kilometres north of Kemptville, just of Highway 416 at Rideau River Road.

 

Veterans Commemorative Park was erected in 2000 by the Royal Canadian Legion to honour those who served Canada during war and peace.  The memorial consists of three granite stele, a tall flagpole and appropriate landscaping.   What struck me most was how isolated this location seemed to be, next to a little used highway on-ramp, well out of town, not near anything that would bring anyone to the site.  Still, it is good to have any new memorials to recognize the contributions of our veterans.  Thank you.

 

 

 

Market text:

Front:

VETERANS

COMMEMORATIVE 

PARK

 

 

 

Right stele:

(Legion crest)

ERECTED IN THE YEAR 2000

BY THE

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION

DISTRICT "G"

OF ONTARIO COMMAND

THIS VETERANS COMMEMORATIVE PARK

WAS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE

GENEROSITY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF

ONTARIO AS A LEGACY OF THE 1999

INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF OLDER PERSONS

 (repeated in French)

 

 

 

Centre stele:

CANADIAN ARMED FORCES

(Royal Canadian Navy crest)

(Canadian Army crest) 

(Royal Canadian Air Force crest)

 

 

Left stele:

THIS PARK IS DEDICATED 

TO THE MEN AND WOMEN

OF THE CANADIAN ARMED

FORCES FOR THEIR SERVICE

AND SACRIFICE ON

BEHALF OF CANADA IN

WAR AND PEACE.

WE WILL REMEMBER THEM

(repeated in French)