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Mitchell Gardens Plaque

Municipality/Province: Chilliwack, BC

Memorial number: 59006-038

Type: Plaque (on plinth)

Address: Chehalis Drive and Garrison Boulevard

GPS coordinates: Lat: 49.1055225   Long: -121.9670554

This plaque was dedicated on April 21, 2006, as part of the Garrison Crossing Legacy Walk.


Inscription found on memorial

GARRISON CROSSING

Mitchell Gardens
Home Away From Home

Post WWII was a period of establishment at the former CFB
Chilliwack. Many returning soldiers settled into their new PMQ's
(Permanent Married Quarters) in the Mitchell Gardens, which were
organized in clusters and allocated according to rank. This
fledgling community grew from the experience and rhythms of
military life, shared by the families of military members of all
ranks. While PMWs were small with basic amenities, they were
also orderly and safe, and the community embraced them with
pride and respect. A neighbourhood spirit grew as military
wives and children joined clubs and community assocations,
participated in clothing drives, Sunday school and block parties
The residents of Mitchell Gardens reached out to their
neighbours for friendship and support as they devoted their
lives to Canada's armed forces. This residential area was named
Mitchell Gardens to honor Lt. Col. C.N. Mitchell, VC MC, recipient
of the Military and Victoria Crosses in WWI, and the camp
commander from 1944-1946, during the transition to peacetime
after WWII.

Mitchell gardens
un second chez soi

La BFC Chilliwack fut établie durant la période qui suivit la
Deuxième Guerre mondiale. De nombreux soldats s'installèrent
dans les logements familiaux de Mitchell Gardens, qui étaient
regroupés et attribués selon 1e rang. Cette nouvelle
communauté s'installa en fonction de l'expérience et du rythme
de la vie militaire, que partageaient les familles des militaires
de tous rangs. Petits et peu équipés, les logements familiaux
étaient néanmoins un lieu ordonné et sécuritaire, et la ville les
accuillit avec fierté et respect. À mesure de la participation
des épouses et des enfants des militaires aux clubs et
assocations locals, aux cueillettes de vêtements usagés, aux
cours religieux du dimanche et aux fêtes de rues, le sentiment
d'appartenance grandit. En plus de dévouer leur vie aux Forces
armées canadiennes, les résidents de Mitchell Gardens se firent
des amis parmi leurs voisins, tout en leur offrant leur soutien.
Le quartier résidentiel fut nommé Mitchell Gardens en l'honneur
du Lieutenant-Colonel C.N. Mitchell, VC MC, récipiendaire de
la Croix militaire et de la Croix de Victoria durant le Première
Guerre mondiale et commandant du camp de 1944 à 1946,
durant la transition à l'après-guerre.

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SOCIETÉ IMMOBILIÈRE DU CANADA

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