Ontario Police Memorial
The memorial in 2011
43°39′44.6″N 79°23′23.4″W / 43.662389°N 79.389833°W / 43.662389; -79.389833

The Ontario Police Memorial is installed in Toronto's Queen's Park, in Ontario, Canada. The monument was dedicated in 2000.[1]

Description and history

Designed by Siggy Puchta, the memorial depicts two figures atop the granite plinth, a male police officer in duty dress from the 1950s, and a female police officer in duty dress dating from the 2000s.[1][2] The monument includes a list of names in random order of each police officer from Ontario that died while serving the public.[3] As of 2008, 234 names were added to the wall.[4] Constable John Fisk is the earliest name recorded on the memorial having drowned in Lake Ontario in 1804, after the vessel he was using to transport a prisoner sank during a storm.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Explore Queen's Park | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  2. ↑ Warkentin 2010, p. 76.
  3. ↑ Warkentin 2010, p. 36.
  4. 1 2 Warkentin 2010, p. 77.

Further reading

  • Warkentin, John (2010). Creating Memory: A Guide to Outdoor Public Sculpture in Toronto. Becker Associates. ISBN 9780919387607.
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