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This memorial is a framed honour roll, erected in grateful remembrance by the teachers and students of the Balmy Beach Public School, in honour of the pupils of Annette Street School who volunteered for active service with Canada’s fighting forces during the First and Second World Wars. There is a bronze plaque for the First World War, and an illuminated list (designed by A.J. Casson) for the Second World War.

This memorial is a framed honour roll, erected in grateful remembrance by the teachers and students of the Adam Beck Public School, in honour of the pupils of the school who served in the Second World War.

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On June 6, 2009, this land was dedicated as a Military Heritage Park in recognition of the significant relationship between the City of Barrie and Canadian Forces Base Borden with the generous contribution of the Rotary Club of Barrie and the commitment of City Council to recognize the involvement and history of the military in our community.

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The Vimy Urn Wall was erected in 2018 and designed by Canadian artist and sculptor Marlene Hilton Moore. It consists of a wall, urn and red maple trees. This Urn holds sacred soil from the April 9, 1917 battlefields of Vimy Ridge; soil that symbolically contains the DNA of Canadian soldiers that lived and fought in the fields and trenches of Vimy. All are remembered.

The granite wall is 1.7m x 1.5m x 0.4m and the urn is made of bronze. The four red maple trees represent each of the four divisions of the Canadian Corps who fought at Vimy Ridge.

The Royal Canadian Legion Memorial is dedicated to all Canadian War Veterans and was unveiled on May 1, 2004. There was a full Colour Guard and Parade ceremony attended by Legion officials and the Mayor.

The Legion wanted to have its own memorial where parades could be held other than at the Barrie downtown Cenotaph where the Remembrance Day Ceremony is held. The Barrie Legion holds ceremonies/parades to remember VE Day, D-Day and Vimy Day and did not want the City of Barrie to close the downtown streets on more than one occasion each year.  

It was important to Branch 147 Members that the emblems of the Barrie Police and Barrie Fire Services were included on memorial as the loss in 2002 of Firefighter Bill Wilkins while on duty had touched the citizens of Barrie in a major way and the Legion wanted to have a place where the Barrie Police and Firefighters could hold special memorials as well.