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The inauguration of
the Valiants Memorial took place on Sunday November 5, 2006
on the Valiants site
located on Confederation Square near the intersection of
Wellington and Elgin streets, in downtown Ottawa.
Unveiling of the statue of General Sir Arthur Currie
The Governor General of Canada delivers her address at the inauguration of the Valiants Memorial. The covered statues of three Valiants are visible to the left. The Governor General of Canada, Michaelle Jean, is standing at the right-hand side of the picture. To the left is Mr. Hamilton Southam, President of the Valiants Foundation.
The stairway as it appeared at the beginning of the construction work, in September 2006. Of the final monument (that can be seen in the next picture), only the marble slab had been erected. The Governor General examines the completed wall with the the artists who carried out the work, Marlene Hilton Moore and John McEwen. A closer view of the bronze monumen that bears Virgil's words: "No day will ever erase you from the memory of time". The prominent Canadian artists Marlene Hilton Moore and John McEwen created the sculptures and the bronze wall that adorn the Valiants Memorial site.
The Governor General of Canada delivers her address at the inauguration of the Valiants Memorial. The covered statues of three Valiants are visible to the left.
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