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Fort Massey Cemetery is a military cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia dating back to the 1750s, and is the resting place for British and Canadian soldiers, veterans and spouses. The cemetery is named after Major General Eyre Massey. The cemetery is maintained by Veteran's Affairs Canada. [1] [2]
Highway 102 is a north–south highway in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia that runs from Halifax to Onslow, immediately north of the town of Truro. It is the busiest highway in Atlantic Canada. Nova Scotia's Oldest 100 Series highway. In 2000, the section of Highway 102 between Fall River and Truro was redesignated as Veterans Memorial ...
Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, is a large teaching hospital and Level 1 Trauma Centre affiliated with Dalhousie University. The QEII cares for adult patients. Pediatric patients within the region are cared for at the IWK Health Centre. Administratively, the QEII is part of the Nova Scotia Health ...
Originally run by a private company, the cemetery is now owned and administered by the Halifax Regional Municipality. As a cemetery in the provincial capital, Camp Hill became the final resting place for many of Nova Scotia's elite. Officials allowed for the burial of Black Canadians in a segregated section of the cemetery.
Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC; French: Anciens Combattants Canada) is the department within the Government of Canada with responsibility for pensions, benefits and services for war veterans, retired and still-serving members of the Canadian Armed Forces and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), their families, as well as some civilians.
Camp Hill (also, formerly, "Wind Mill Hill" [1]) is a small hill on the Halifax Peninsula, Nova Scotia.Historically, much of the hill was part of the Halifax Common, and is today home to a number of public institutions.
Royal Canadian Legion badge Royal Canadian Legion Cadet Medal of Excellence. The Royal Canadian Legion is a non-profit Canadian veterans' organization founded in 1925. [1] Members include people who served in the military, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, provincial or municipal police, Royal Canadian Air, Army and Sea Cadets and direct relatives.
Ceremonial Guard stand watch over Canada's national memorial, The Response, with the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the foreground.. Canadian war memorials are buildings, monuments, and statues that commemorate the armed actions in the territory encompassing modern Canada, the role of the Canadian military in conflicts and peacekeeping operations, and Canadians who died or were injured in a war.