| Ontario Firefighters Memorial | |
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 The memorial in 2006 | |
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| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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The Ontario Firefighters Memorial is a monument in Toronto's Queen's Park, in Ontario, Canada.
| Ontario Firefighters Memorial | |
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| The memorial in 2006 | |
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| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 43°39′37.2″N79°23′23.8″W / 43.660333°N 79.389944°W | |
The Ontario Firefighters Memorial is a monument in Toronto's Queen's Park, in Ontario, Canada.
The memorial was designed by Siggy Puchta and unveiled in 2005. It honours firefighters who died while serving the public. The memorial depicts a firefighter rescuing a child. It has a red plinth shaped like a Maltese Cross, the international symbol for firefighting, and a list of firefighters who died on duty. [1]
Queen's Park is an urban park in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Opened in 1860 by Edward, Prince of Wales, it was named in honour of Queen Victoria. The park is the site of the Ontario Legislative Building, which houses the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. The phrase "Queen's Park" is regularly used as a metonym for the Government of Ontario or the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
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