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THE MEMORIAL ROOM
Mount Sorret, Paschendale, Vimy Ridge, names that recall victories, tragedies and most of all the cost of World War I. Most of us had a father, a grandfather or an uncle who had served in the "war to end all wars". Today, most are too young to know those who fought, but they are remembered through the monuments erected in their honour during the 1920's and 1930's. The greatest of these monuments is at Vimy Ridge, a part of France that will be forever Canada. The genius of Walter S. Allward provided the inspiration for this most moving of Canada's overseas monuments.
The three figure's forming the central display of the Memorial Room are the sculptor's original plaster and wood models used to create the granite figures at the Vimy Memorial. Canada Mourning is the central figure, presenting an aura of sadness, flanked by Mourner Male and Mourner Female, a representation of despair and sadness. Despite all this, these figures tend to suggest an atmosphere of peacefulness.
To the right of the "Vimy Figures" can be found memorial plaques to past members of the Corps, also in the drawers can be found medals groups of many members of the Corps. Also, above the medal drawers can be found a framed artists rendition of the Vimy Memorial in France. To the left side of the Memorial Room there is the Book of Remembrance, honouring those who gave their lives for Peace.
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