Ontario Afghanistan Memorial
Infrastructure Ontario worked with the Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries on the construction of the Ontario Afghanistan Memorial to honour those who served in Afghanistan. It is an addition to the existing Ontario Veterans’ Memorial.
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PFS Studio designed the memorial in consultation with retired General Rick Hillier. The memorial features a zigzagging bronze ribbon to symbolize Afghanistan’s mountainous terrain. It includes a stone from an inukshuk dedicated to the fallen, which was erected by Canadian soldiers at the Kandahar air field.
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The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor and Premier Doug Ford unveiled the memorial on November 11, 2020. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, attendance was limited to a few journalists, officials and military personnel.
Inscription
Memorial to Honour Canadian Heroes of the
War in Afghanistan
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Dedicated this 11th day of November in the year 2020
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From October 2001 to March 2014, over 40,000 men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces served in Afghanistan with
courage and determination. One hundred fifty-eight of them sacrificed their lives in service to their country.
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The people of Ontario dedicate this memorial to the Canadian heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our values
and our freedom. Lest We Forget.
Monument commémoratif de la mission en Afghanistan de l’Ontario
Infrastructure Ontario a collaboré avec le ministère des Industries du patrimoine, du sport, du tourisme et de la culture à la réalisation du Monument commémoratif en l’honneur des héros canadiens de la guerre en Afghanistan. Il s’agit d’un ajout au Monument aux vétérans de l’Ontario.
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Le PFS Studio a conçu le mémorial en consultation avec le général retraité Rick Hillier. Le mémorial présente un ruban de bronze zigzaguant qui symbolise le terrain montagneux de l’Afghanistan. Il comprend une pierre provenant d’un inukshuk dédié aux soldats canadiens morts au combat à l’aérodrome de Kandahar.
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L’honorable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, lieutenante-gouverneure, et le premier ministre Doug Ford ont dévoilé le monument commémoratif le 11 novembre 2020. En raison de la pandémie de la COVID-19, la participation s’est limitée à quelques journalistes, officiels et militaires.
Le texte de l’inscription figure dans la section anglaise.