Edmonton was one of the last major cities in Canada to build a monument remembering the Great War. Its citizens banded together to change that — the memorial they erected is a solemn and dignified cairn for its war-dead.

Out of Town Distractions

Hiding away in Holden — the tiny Albertan village time forgot — lies one of the province’s most striking war memorials.

Once located in downtown Edmonton, this “Wall of Remembrance” now serves as the backdrop for a military Field of Honour in the city’s Northwest.

St. Joachim and Edmonton Municipal Cemeteries are the resting place of many of Edmonton’s founding figures.