
Beechwood Cemetery Gazebo - Ottawa, Ontario
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N 45° 26.728 W 075° 40.030
18T E 447826 N 5032654
A wood and stone gazebo in the Botanical Cremation Garden in Beechwood Cemetery. Constructed of Western Red Cedar and measuring a generous 24 feet in diameter, Beechwood's Gazebo is truly a work of art.
Waymark Code: WMB6R4
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 04/12/2011
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Tommy Douglas, the Saskatchewan premier who introduced universal public health care, lies in the gazebo in the Botanical Cremation Gardens. A plaque beneath his name says: "Courage, my friends, 'tis not too late to make a better world.”
Marble bench seating surrounds the Douglas memorial.