Ontario Police Memorial
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The Ontario Police Memorial is located in Toronto's Queen's Park, in Ontario, Canada. The monument was dedicated in 2000.[1]
Description and history
[edit]Designed by Siggy Puchta, the memorial features two figures atop a granite plinth: a male police officer in 1950s duty dress and a female police officer in 2000s duty dress.[1][2] The monument includes a list of names, in random order, of every Ontario police officer who died while serving the public.[3] As of 2008, 234 names were added to the wall.[4] The earliest name recorded on the memorial is that of Constable John Fisk, who drowned in Lake Ontario in 1804 when the vessel he was using to transport a prisoner sank during a storm.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Explore Queen's Park | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ Warkentin 2010, p. 76.
- ^ Warkentin 2010, p. 36.
- ^ a b Warkentin 2010, p. 77.
Further reading
[edit]
- Warkentin, John (2010). Creating Memory: A Guide to Outdoor Public Sculpture in Toronto. Becker Associates. ISBN 9780919387607.