Sir Winston Churchill Memorial Statue
The statue of Sir Winston Churchill was a gift to the citizens of Halifax by the major contributors listed on the plaque. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother turned the sod for the statue on June 28, 1979.
Inscription
HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH, THE QUEEN MOTHER
ON JUNE 28, 1979, TURNED THE SOD FOR THE STATUE OF
THE RT. HON. SIR WINSTON SPENCER CHURCHILL
THE STATUE, LOCATED ON THE HALIFAX MEMORIAL LIBRARY GROUNDS
IS A GIFT TO THE CITIZENS OF HALIFAX
MAJOR CONTRIBUTERS INCLUDE:
JOHN B AIRD
GARNET J COLWELL
EDWIN H CROWELL
JOHN R FISKE
CHARLES A FOWLER
CHARLES V KEATING
A MURRAY MACKAY
CHARLES A MARSHALL
BRUCE S OLAND
KENNETH C ROWE
ALFRED A SMITHERS
ROY C STEED
A IRVING BARROW
HAROLD P CONNOR
LAWRENCE F DALY
ALLAN D FOULIS
*LEONARD A HOYT
*HARRY J KITZ
CHARLES C MACLENNAN
*C ROBERT MATHESON
HECTOR MCI PORTER
H BENJAMIN RUSSELL
FRANK H SOBEY
ERIC C TEASDALE
A GARNET BROWN
LOUIS R CONRAD
GRAHAM W DENNIS
SHELDON L FOUNTAIN
HENRY R JACKMAN
ARTHUR R LUNDRIGAN
ROBERT W MANUGE
DONALD J MORRISON
JOHN H QUIGLEY
RONALD G SMITH
BARBARA J SPAFFORD
JAMES B WILBUR
*IN MEMORY OF
THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION DOMINION COMMAND
THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION NOVA SCOTIA COMMAND
DART CONTAINERLINE
GILBEY CANADA LTD
ROYAL TRUST CORP
MARITIME LIFE ASSURANCE CO
IRVING OIL LTD
MARITIME TEL & TEL
IMPERIAL OIL LTD
DOMINION STORES LTD
HALIFAX INDUSTRIES LTD
OLAND BREWERIES LTD
LUNENBURG FOUNDRY & ENGINEERING LTD
EXEC COMMITTEE: LEONARD A KITZ – HARRY A PORTER – RICHARD F TITUS
SCULPTOR: OSCAR NEMON
Statue commémorative de sir Winston Churchill
Cette statue de sir Winston Churchill a été présentée aux citoyens d’Halifax par les principaux donateurs dont les noms inscrits sur la plaque. Sa Majesté la reine Elizabeth, Reine Mère, a soulevé la première pelletée de terre le 28 juin 1979.
Le texte de l’inscription figure dans la section anglaise.