Northwest Territories

Province Code
NT
City/Municipality
Enterprise
Memorial Number
61002-013
Type
Other
Address
Highway 1 Northwest Territories
Location
NT Highway 1 (MacKenzie Highway) from the Alberta (AB)/Northwest Territories (NT) border to Enterprise, NT. Highway 2 (Hay River Highway).
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
60, -116.982733
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Northwest Territories

Highway of Heroes

Dedicated to those who serve

Crests of: the Canadian Armed Forces, Fire Rescue and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

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Northwest Territories Highway of Heroes Sign - Close Up
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Northwest Territories Highway of Heroes Sign - From Far
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A ceremony marking the designation was held on Friday, 08 November 2013, at 2:00 p.m, approximately 3 kilometers south of Enterprise, NT.  The Highway of Heroes is approximately 85 kilometers in length.

Enterprise, NT (at the intersection of NT Hwy 1 (MacKenzie Highway) and Hwy 2 (Hay River Highway)): 60.557654, -116.140335 (approximately)

 

References:

https://www.gov.nt.ca/en/newsroom/news/portion-highway-1-be-designated-highway-heroes

https://www.gov.nt.ca/en/newsroom/news/tom-beaulieu-highway-heroes

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Enterprise
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Canada
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Highway
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Memorial CF Legacy ID
10297
City/Municipality
Yellowknife
Memorial Number
61002-012
Type
Other
Address
Lakeview Cemetery Road
Location
Lakeview Cemetery
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
62.46274, -114.40591
Submitted By
Gary Counsell
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FIELD OF HONOUR

THIS CAIRN ERECTED BY THE

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION 164

IN HONOUR

OF OUR DEPARTED COMRADES

OF THE

CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AND

MERCHANT NAVY AND ALLIES

WHO SERVED IN PEACETIME

AND WARTIME.

AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN

AND IN THE MORNING

WE WILL REMEMBER THEM

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Veterans Fields of Honour cairn; 11 April 2020
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Northwest Territories
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Block 9-A is the Veterans Fields of Honour where rows 1-12 reserved for the Royal Canadian Legion as per Yellowknife By-law No. 3965, adopted March 25, 1997.  The cairn is four sided, made of rocks and tapers from smaller to larger, from top to bottom.  The top of the cairn is comprised of flat stones that overhangs the edges.  The cairn has a metal plaque on the front and contains poppies in each of the four corners.  The date of the monument is unknown.

 

Sources/References:

City of Yellowknife website: https://www.yellowknife.ca/en/living-here/Lakeview-Cemetery.asp 

By-law 3965: https://www.yellowknife.ca/en/living-here/resources/consolidated-cemetery-by-law-no-1.pdf 

City
Yellowknife
Country
Canada
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Cairn
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Gary Counsell
Memorial CF Legacy ID
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