Kudos to the City of Uxbridge and its Region; Kudos also to the City of Pickering for following suit.
On a recent Sunday drive, I had the good fortune of stopping in the Uxbridge, ON. What a wonderful surprise!
Uxbridge is a quaint, welcoming town northeast of Toronto, much like many other southern Ontario towns. But Uxbridge has a surprise for pedestrian tourists visiting its downtown, large memorials dedicated to the fallen Canadian armed forces veterans, everywhere. Intersection sculptures, streetside plaques and park memorials but the biggest surprise was the streetlight banner memorials:
From October 7 to November 18, 274 of these colorful commemorations hang from streetlamp posts in the city and throughout much of the region, banners that remind the pedestrians of the lost war veterans. What an incredible sight, an emotional reminder and an awesome commemoration by the City and its residents. It’s a patriotic example of citizens who continue the cherished Canadian tradition of remembering our military heroes.
The Mayor, Dave Barton, the department responsible for this commemorative endeavour and all the contributing residents and friends of Uxbridge are to be commended for this civic commemoration. It is a honorable and memorable endeavour that every visitor to Uxbridge and its region will appreciate.
Kudos to Mayor Dave Barton and all the people involved with this wonderful example of citizens appreciating their fellow citizens.
More details from the Uxbridge Cosmos article VanNieuwenhove/TishMacDonald
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The Mayor of the City of Pickering, Mayor Kevin Ashe should be acknowledged and commended also. Some bureaucrats are reluctant to copy other ones for whatever reason. At the risk of being called a copy cat, Mayor Ashe considered the action is above emotional negativity. Ashe has copied Uxbridge’s Commemorative Banners example to the benefit of the City and those who are to be remembered.
To see Pickering’s efforts, click -> PICKERING REMEMBERS
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