Stones of Sacrifice

This monument was constructed in 2001 and dedicated on 6 June 2001. Students from Pleasant Valley Secondary school collected stones from the eight countries in which them men from Armstrong/Spallumcheen had died in the Second World War. They collected stones over a three year period from 1999 – 2001. The stones were formed into a cross that points to Memorial Mountain, named in honour of the 39 men of the area who died. The students who helped build the memorial recognized that they knew who the stones represented, but a visitor would not. An interpretive plaque was necessary to show next of kin which rock represented their lost relative. It was designed and built by a succeeding group of Pleasant Valley Secondary School Graduates and dedicated on June 6, 2004 The following are the contributors to this memorial: Individuals: Richard Lonsdale Tom Sidney James Wood Keith Worden John Irving Jim Howe Wayne Kyle Larry Hopner Mat Hassen Vic Polichek Pierre Vaudry from the UPS Store Groups: Students from Pleasant Valley Secondary School, 1999-2004 Armstrong & Spalumcheen Parks & Recreation Commission Associated Ready Mix Budget Trophies Greenscape Landscaping Meggalt Trucking Nor Val Rentals Otter Lake Sand and Gravel Shepherds Home Hardware Vernon Paving Wood-N-Chick Furniture Noble Tractor & Equipment Ltd.

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[plaque on ground/plaque au sol]
THE STONES
OF SACRIFICE

This cross of forty stones points to the summit
of Memorial Mountain. The mountain was so
named to remember the thirty-nine Armstrong
and Spallumcheen men who sacrificed their lives
for Canada during the Second World War. The
central stone represents the Unknown Soldier.

In 1999, 2000 and 2001 students from
Pleasant Valley Secondary School collected
stones from the eight countries in which the
men had died: Belgium, Canada, France, Germany,
Holland, India, Italy, and the United Kingdom.

”We will Remember Them”

[explanatory plaque/plaque explicative]
THE STONES OF
SACRIFICE

[a cross contains the numbers 1 – 40, representing each stone/une croix contient les numéros 1 à 40, représentant chaque pierre]

[first column/première colonne]
INDIA
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CANADA
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NETHERLANDS
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GERMANY
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UNITED KINGDOM
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[second column/deuxième colonne]
ITALY
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FRANCE
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BELGIUM
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[centre/au centre]
THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER

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Ce monument a été réalisé en 2001 et inauguré le 6 juin de la même année. Pendant trois ans, de 1999 à 2001, les élèves de l’école secondaire de Pleasant Valley ont collectionné des pierres des huit pays dans lesquels des hommes d’Armstrong/Spallumcheen ont perdu la vie pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Ces pierres ont été disposées pour former une croix pointant vers le mont Memorial, ainsi nommé en l’honneur des 39 hommes de la région qui ont perdu la vie pendant ce conflit. Les élèves qui ont aidé à construire ce mémorial se disaient qu’eux savaient qui ces pierres représentaient, mais que les visiteurs ne le sauraient pas. Il fallait donc une plaque d’interprétation pour montrer aux familles quelle pierre représentait leur cher disparu. Cette plaque a été conçue et réalisée par un autre groupe de diplômés de l’école secondaire Pleasant Valley et inaugurée le 6 juin 2004. Ont contribué au mémorial : Particuliers : Richard Lonsdale Tom Sidney James Wood Keith Worden John Irving Jim Howe Wayne Kyle Larry Hopner Mat Hassen Vic Polichek Pierre Vaudry, du magasin UPS Groupes : Élèves de l’école secondaire Pleasant Valley, 1999-2004 Commission des parcs et des loisirs d’Armstrong & Spalumcheen Associated Ready Mix Budget Trophies Greenscape Landscaping Meggalt Trucking Nor Val Rentals Otter Lake Sand and Gravel Shepherds Home Hardware Vernon Paving Wood-N-Chick Furniture Noble Tractor & Equipment Ltd.

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