Peacekeeping
Since the 1950s Canada has taken a significant role in Peacekeeping around the world. This takes the form of United Nations missions, NATO missions and various deployments by the Canadian Forces. Some of these missions were providing humanitarian assistance during national disasters and other times it was protecting civilian populations against tyranny.
Peacekeeper Day Monument
In 1957 Canada started participating in un peacekeeping missions. Since then, over 125,000 Canadians have served in UN and NATO Peacekeeping missions and approximately 120 have died in service to Canada. Canada has a legacy of being peacekeepers. This Monument recognizes Canadian Peacekeeper Day which is on August 9th, and that was when Canada had the biggest loss of peacekeepers in a single day.
CAVUNP Monument
CAVUNP stands for Canadian Army Veterans United Nations Peacekeeping and it is an organization with several chapters around Canada. We put this monument in to recognize the local chapter named The Trooper Mark Wilson chapter after a London Soldier who was killed in Afghanistan.
1st CAV Monument
CAVUNP stands for Canadian Army Veterans United Nations Peacekeeping and it is an organization with several chapters around Canada. We put this monument in to recognize the local chapter named The Trooper Mark Wilson chapter after a London Soldier who was killed in Afghanistan.