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.
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.
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.
