Community Remembrance Projects

Merrickville, Ontario - "Merrickville Memorial"

The Merrickville Memorial Booklet was sponsored jointly by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 245 and the Merrickville District Community Health Centre. Members of the Committee were Jack Jessop, Past President of Legion Branch 245; Joyce McKay, who lost a brother in the Second World War; Peter McKenna, Executive Director of Merrickville and District Community Health Centre; and Jack Wilcox, who upon discharge from the Canadian Army in 1945, prepared the Sydney Academy Memorial Booklet honouring the students of the Academy who gave their lives in the Second World War.

In 2002, the committee compiled material and information using the Merrickville Library and the Canadian Virtual War Memorial Web site and created the Merrickville Memorial Booklet. The purpose of the booklet is to recognize and keep alive the memory of the achievements and sacrifices of Merrickville citizens who served in the defence of freedom and have contributed to Canada as a nation.

Photo courtesy of the Merrickville Remembers Committee