The Keswick cenotaph was relocated in 2017 from its former site at the intersection of Church Street and The Queensway, to its current site in front of the Stephen Leacock Theatre on Glendolyn Avenue.
Walter Mackey and Seargent at Arms Rod Beswick of Royal Canadian Legion 356 Sutton suggested the relocation due to a number of issues, including its limited size, sloped landscape and out-of-the-way location that made it almost unnoticeable as part of the landscape.
Council approved a budget of $155,000 in 2018 and fast-tracked the project to accommodate services in 2018 that marked the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. A new permanent base was installed for the cenotaph, which was refurbished and carries two new inscriptions to its dedications to those who have served, including the First and Second World Wars, Korean War, Afghanistan, and peacekeeping.
