Hamilton

On my walk through Woodland Cemetery in Burlington, Ontario, I visited the grave of Afghanistan veteran and reservist, Corporal Nathan Cirillo, who was tragically shot at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the National War Memorial in Ottawa. His attacker approached with a rifle, reportedly shouting, “For Iraq.” Like all others who stood sentry […]

On My Walk: Honouring Lincoln Alexander at White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Hamilton During a recent visit to White Chapel Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Hamilton, Ontario, I entered a quiet chapel and discovered the urn niche of a Canadian trailblazer — Lincoln Alexander, the 24th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, alongside his wife, Yvonne. Born in Toronto […]