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| Beechwood National Memorial Centre | | | Beechwood is poised to add more services and breathtaking scenery to its nationally renowned landscape. Believed to be the first project of its kind in the world and already gathering substantial national and international attention, Beechwood's planned National Memorial Centre is slated for completion in the fall of 2007. Designed to accommodate 300 to 400 persons, the Centre will house special memorials and other services for all major faith groups, contain a display hall for military regimental laid-up colours, and will also be used for concerts and a series of special events. |
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| | Macoun Marsh | | | | Situated in the southeast section of Beechwood is one of the National Capital Region's most unique wetlands, Macoun Marsh, appropriately named in honour of John Macoun, a Canadian naturalist buried at Beechwood. Led by science teacher Michael Léveillé, Macoun Marsh's diverse ecosystem is not only home to scores of diverse insects, birds, and animals, it has provided a living outdoor classroom to school children attending the Educarium and Jean Vanier Catholic Schools. The biodiversity of the Marsh and the work of Léveillé and his students have captured local and international attention. Pinegrove Productions has created an educational film on the Marsh. United Nations Environmental Program is using the Marsh Project as an international model. The Macoun Marsh committee is fundraising to build a permanent outdoor classroom for use by schoolchildren in the community. It will also provide a natural venue to allow the public to visit and study the natural beauty and biodiversity of Macoun Marsh. | |
| | Élisabeth Bruyère / St. Marguerite d'Youville Monument | | | As a result of the fundraising efforts of the Bruyère/d'Youville committee, and as part of the 150th anniversary celebrations of the City of Ottawa and the 160th anniversary of the Sisters of Charity of Ottawa, a monument is slated to be unveiled in the spring of 2007, dedicated to two famous Canadian women, Élisabeth Bruyère, foundress of The Sisters of Charity of Ottawa, and St. Marguerite d'Youville, the first Canadian-born saint. Beechwood is proud to have been selected as the site for this monument due to its great beauty, its leadership in establishing and servicing multifaith and ethnocultural group sections, its significant Franco-Catholic presence, and because of its historic value to the City of Ottawa and the nation. The Richelieu Club of Ottawa is host of the Official Site of the Élisabeth-Bruyère Project. To discover this magnificent initiative, follow this link. |
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| | Poet's Hill | | | A section of Beechwood Cemetery will be designated as Poet's Hill and is being cultivated as a site for literary commemoration, reflection and education. The site, with a beautiful vista of Parliament Hill in the distance, will serve both as a gateway destination and as a point of departure for the extended Poets’ Pathway network. The Poet's Pathway is a route linking sites of literary significance throughout the Capital. The Beechwood Cemetery literary heritage site will encourage reflection on the cemetery’s solemn literary-historical attributes, as well as inspire an active appreciation for Canadian history and culture as revealed through poetry and other forms of literary expression. The site will be designed to encourage educational programming, local commercial development and cultural tourism. Importantly, the site also will serve as a final resting place for individuals whose lives have been shaped by a love of literature. Support obtained through fundraising will enable the Poet's Hill committee to proceed with site enhancement and access development, which in turn will advance opportunities for diverse programming at Beechwood Cemetery and at affiliated sites. Click here for the web site of The Parliamentary Poet Laureate | |
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