Manitoba's
Uncommon Sites and Sights
Spotlight #9 -- The International Peace Garden's
Please send your contributions to paul-armstrong@mts.netYour comments will appear at the bottom of this page
under 'Viewers' Comments" or beside the image. .
Image #1 -- What is the significance of the number
58 on two of these pieces & the number 50 on another?
Image #2 -- It appears that the memorial is on the American side of the border. What is the reason that only Gary Doer's name appears on this plaque (also on the U.S. side)?
Gary Petrishen [location - ?]
R. Connie Wawruck-Hemmett [Winnipeg, MB]
Image #2 -- It appears that the memorial is on the American side of the border. What is the reason that only Gary Doer's name appears on this plaque (also on the U.S. side)?
Viewers' Comments
Gary Petrishen [location - ?]
I believe a number was applied to every steel component to aid the reconstruction of exactly why and how the towers collapsed after impact.
R. Connie Wawruck-Hemmett [Winnipeg, MB]
According to the map of the gardens, the memorial is directly on the border just east of the Peace Chapel, the only building actually situated right on the border. It’s my understanding that it was Premier Doer and his government that came up with the idea for the memorial, and thus he was the one who dedicated it.