This bridge was built by 3rd Field Engineer Regiment, Royal Canadian Engineers and dedicated on 30 October 1994 to Warrant Officer II Walter "Rocky" Leja, GM, CD, a former Regimental Sergeant Major of 3rd Field Engineer Regiment in Montreal, Quebec. The bridge spans Cournoyer Creek.
Walter Leja was born in Koniówka, Poland and later emigrated to Canada. He joined the Canadian Army (The Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers) and became a bomb disposal expert. During the Front de libération du Québec Crisis, on 17 May 1963, he had successfully dismantled two bombs that had been planted in mailboxes in Westmount. A third bomb, found in a mailbox, exploded while Leja was attempting to disarm it. His injuries were life-threatening, but he managed to survive with severe disabilities. He was awarded the George Medal in January 1964 for ‘conspicuous courage and outstanding devotion to duty.’
