Battlefield Park Pavilion - Hamilton ON (Canada)
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Bon Echo
N 43° 13.040 W 079° 46.038
17T E 600120 N 4785687
Located in Battlefield Park, home of the Battle of Stoney Creek National Historic Site of Canada
Waymark Code: WMKFA9
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 04/05/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member puczmeloun
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This Grand Opening Plaque commemorated the Grand Opening of the Battlefield Park Pavilion in 2000. Battlefield Park is the home of the Battle of Stoney Creek National Historic Site of Canada and is the location of the annual Re-enactment of the Battle of Stoney Creek.

About the Battlefield Park Pavilion:
This large pavilion contains public washrooms, a concession room available for rental to groups using the Park to serve prepared foods and drink, and provides a covered picnic table area. It has an unusual "plus-shaped" footprint.

About Anne Bain:
Anne Bain was the first female mayor of the City of Stoney Creek and the last mayor prior to the amalgamation of Stoney Creek into the City of Hamilton on Jan. 1, 2001. She served as mayor for 6 years. She later served for one term as councilor in the newly amalgamated City of Hamilton.

The text on the plaque reads:

Battlefield Park Pavilion
Officially Opened July 20, 2000
Mayor Anne Bain

Deputy Mayor Albert Cefaloni
Councillor Doug Conley
Councillor Frank Cefaloni
Councillor Maria Pearson
Councillor Rino Menegazzo
Councillor Larry Di Ianni
Councillor Peter Janack
Councillor Paul Miller

Phillip J. Bruckler, General Manager Community Services
GENERAL CONTRACTOR: STF Construction Ltd
ARCHITECT: Philip Goldsmith and Company Ltd.

What was opened/inaugurated?: A picnic pavilion

Who was that opened/inaugurated it?: Mayor Anne Bain, Mayor of the City of Stoney Creek

Date of the opening/inauguration?: July 20, 2000

Website about the person: [Web Link]

Website about the location: Not listed

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