Haida Avenue
Haida Avenue is named in honour of the HMCS HAIDA and her crews who served during the Second World War. It is located in the Montgomery Place neighbourhood of Saskatoon, and area developed in 1946 to house returning Second World War veterans and their families. Most streets and parks in the area are named for prominent military members, famous battles, military units, and in one case, an aircraft.
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Haida Ave.
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HMCS Haida. The destroyer HMCS Haida served Canada during the Second World War. Named after the native people of the Queen Charlotte Islands in BC, she escorted merchant ships to Russia on the Murmansk run and was on the scene when the Scharnhorst was sunk. In a little more than four months in the English Channel the convoy of ships she served in, sank or helped destroy two large torpedo boats, two destroyers, a U-boat, trawler, mine sweeper, cargo ship and patrol boat. HMCS Haida is proudly displayed in Toronto.
Avenue Haida
L’avenue Haida a été nommée en l’honneur du NCSM HAIDA et de ses équipages qui ont servi durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Elle se trouve dans le quartier Place Montgomery de Saskatoon, qui a été développé en 1946 pour accueillir les anciens combattants de la Seconde Guerre mondiale et leurs familles. La plupart des rues et des parcs de ce quartier sont nommés en l’honneur de militaires importants, de batailles célèbres, d’unités militaires et, dans un cas, d’un aéronef.
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