Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 215 continued ... In the summer of 2020 the new foundation was poured and the work began on readying the WW1 cenotaph for the big move. The cenotaph needed to be cut from its base and cut in two! It would be too tall to move in one piece. Once these cuts were made the cenotaph was then craned onto a flatbed trailer and strapped in place. On September 15, 2020 the cenotaph moved down the road to its new location. Many were amazed to see the 30 ton stone monument in two pieces on its road trip! Once it arrived safely at Columbus Field it was craned onto the new foundation. New matching sandstone was added to the concrete base along with steps. Over 1000 paver stones that were in Chisholm Park got moved and reinstalled as well. The World War 2 plaques were installed on the front of the new base. A new plaque was also installed on the front of the base to display names of both WW1 and WW2 soldiers that were missed on the original plaques. With much help from the Heritage Association of Antigonish all the biographies of the fallen soldiers from our area have been researched and written. On Saturday October 24, 2020 a re-dedication service was held for our new monument, and on Nov 11th a scaled-down Remembrance Day service took place there. Arras Branch 59 would like to thank all the many volunteers that helped make this project a reality. This huge and complex job is now complete and Antigonish and area now have the proper place to promote Remembrance. Relocated WW1 cenotaph
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