Canada's Tournament Capital Restore Memorial Hill Park Cenotaph Prepared by: Julia Cyr Museum Supervisor 115 Restore Memorial Hill Cenotaph Page 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Kamloops, BC Cenotaph was erected in 1925 to commemorate local WWI soldiers who had lost their lives. It was built of grey BC granite on a concrete pad and included a four-face clock. The surrounding Memorial Hill Park was planted with trees and lawn as a living reminder of the soldiers. Plaques with WWII names were added in 1947. A bronze plaque acknowledging the Korean War was added in 1955 and in 2012, the name of a local Afghanistan War casualty was added. Four electric lamp posts and two WWI canons were removed and used in efforts with WWII. The clocks failed to work properly and all attempts to repair them have been unsuccessful. Furthermore, a pipe railing was added around the cenotaph. The concrete pad was occasionally patched but not replaced. A permanent flag pole was erected in the 1960's. In 1922, a stone cairn was erected down the slope from the cenotaph by the students of Stuart Wood Elementary School, located beside the cenotaph and park. The majority of the 192 soldiers who died in WWI attended that school. The entire 4 acre site and its components are now maintained by the City of Kamloops. 1. Clock • Reconnect electrical power to the cenotaph site • Replace the original clock workings of all four clocks with new electrical components, including chimes • Repair the original clock faces, numbering and hands • Install protective covers on clock faces • Install interior lighting to illuminate clock faces 2. Cenotaph Structure • Inspect, clean and repair granite masonry • Inspect and repair interior brick work • Clean up moss • Re-point granite masonry • Re-point and/or replace interior bricks as needed Replace existing metal ladder with new ladder, for clock access Seal cracks • Clean stains • Inspect all name plaques for seals, cracks and needed repairs • Replace wooded door with new stained wood door 3. Concrete Pad • Remove old concrete pad in its entirety • Level and prepare area • Install new stone pavers and increase pad size area o Improving accessibility to site; both age friendly and wheelchair accessible Develop two new walkways and ramp for accessibility and presentations • Install four in-ground lights in four corner of new stone pads 4. Surrounding Park Area • Repair concrete wall south of cenotaph site • Remove old pipe railing Install 4 ft black decorative fencing around perimeter of site Install 4 benches on pads 116 Restore Memorial Hill Cenotaph Page 2 • Install decorative garbage receptacle • Landscaping o Install scrubs, flowers and improve grass around site. Add decorative rocks around base of shrubs and flowered areas. Improve landscaping around stone cairn 117 Introduction 11 8 P'rll . Veterans Affairs Canada Cenotaph/Monument Restoration Program 191 University Avenue, Room 304 Charlottetown, PEI ClA 4L2 Attention: Jenna Clark February 11, 2014 RE: Application for the Cenotaph Monument Restoration Grant Program The Kamloops Museum & Archives Is pleas~d to submit their application for funding from the Cenotaph Memorial Grant Program. In partnership with a number of local organizations, we have outlined a number of initiatives that require financial assistance to improve our local cenotaph, which is an important, vibrant, contemporary monument for our community. If the City of Kamloops is successful in obtaining funding with the Department of Veterans Affairs, we would be gratefully acknowledge, in both official language.s, this generous s~pport on a plaque placed at the site of the cenotaph and thro.ugh all advertisement and media communications. Applicant: Kamloops Museum & Archives 207 Seymour Street Kamloops, BC V2C 2E7 Contacts: Melissa Baker, Kamloops Museum & Archives [email protected] 250-828-3493 Barbara Berger, Recreation, Social Development & Heritage Manager [email protected] 250-828-3663 11 9 Kamloops Cenotaph at Memorial Park The Kamloops Cenotaph was officially dedicated at Memorial Park on May 24, 1925, commemorating those killed· in the First World War from Kamloops and the surrounding region. The Cenotaph initially included an honour roll with the names of the 189 local men who died in the First World War. An additional list of th~ Second World War dead was unveiled in 1947 with the names of the 92 local men killed in WWII. In addition, the Cenotaph includes memorials to the Korean War dead as well as a tribute to Master Cpl. Erin Doyle who was killed in 2008 while serving in Afghanistan. -The Cenotaph unveiled at Memorial Park in 1925 was designed and built by the M Monument Company of Vancouver. A notable design feature of the Ceno1aph is the inclusion of a clock from the renowned British clockmaker J.W: Benson. The clock was in fact among the earliest proposals for the Kamloops war memorial. It was purchased in 1921 by the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Great War Veterans Association for $1,063. The Ladie~· Auxiliary raised funds for the clock over the span of a year having decided that the city was in need of a permanent memorial to those killed in the war. Directly following the end of the First World War, the Great War Veterans Association and the Ladies' Auxiliary to the GWVA collaborated with Col. J. R. Vicars to compile a roll of honor listing the names of the war dead from Kamloops and the surrounding district. The honour roll was set on display in 1919 in the window of the Leland Hotel, one of the most .prominent locations in the city at jhe time. The unveiling of the Kamloops ·Cenotaph six years later was the outcome of the dedicated efforts ()f the Ladies Auxiliary, the GWVA, and City Council. A public plebiscite was held in 1924 to decide upon the location of the Ceno1aph. After the northeast comer of Battle Street and Second Avenue was chosen for the location of the Cenotaph, local architect W. H. MacAulay was asked to plan the layout of the grounds at ~emorial Hill, today's Memorial Park. His design transformed the hillside into a public park and garden that acts as a living monument and civic space for memorial gatherings honouring the war dead. The park In a way serves as a frame for the. Cenotaph, encouraging us to contemplate the list of names of those killed in war, while overlooking the city the clock bids us to remember. 120 > •. Cenotaph, 1925. Kamloops Museum and Archives, photograph no. 5547. Cenotaph on Remembrance Day, ca. 1939. Kamloops Museum and Archives, photograph no. 3563. 121 Grant Application 122 I Veterans Affairs Anclens Combattants l+I Canada Canada Cenotaph/Monument Restoration Program . , Protected when completed . I - Applicant must completely fill out all sections of this application form, sign and date it. A daytime phone number must be Included. Sections 3 through 6 provide the External Review Committee with information on the cenotaph/monument while section 7 demonstrates the problems to be addressed. - Sections 8 and 9 explain the proposed conservation solutions and budget Information. Please ensure that the budget information is completed and calculated correctly. - AddHional pages may be added to this submission wherever required. Keep a copy of your application for your records. - It is recommended to send your completed application at least three (3) months in advance of the beginning of the proposed project to allow for processing and notification of funding. - Please send completed application and all supporting documentation to: Veterans Affairs Canada Veterans Affairs Canada Cenotaph/Monument Restoration Program Cenotaph/Monument Restoration Program 191 University Avenue, Room 304 OR POBox7700 Charlottetown, PE C1A 4L2 Charlottetown, PE C1A 8M9 - Veterans Affairs canada will not pay for any expenses that were incurred prior to the receipt of your application. , If you need assistance with your application, please contact Veterans Affairs Canada toll free at 1-866-522-2122. Checklist must be completed and included with all supporting documentation. Funding application form completed and signed by an authorized individual (Chairperson, Mayor, Executive Director, etc.). (Required) · · · . Written verification that applicant has the authority to undertake the conservation work. (Required if the owner of the monument differs from the applicant.) A budget breakdown, including time frame for delivery of the final project. (Required} Drawings and specifications for the conservation work to be funded by this program. (Optional) A copy of any assessment or investigation reports, if available. Copies of all contractors' estimates. {Required) PLEASE SUPPLY THE FOLLOWING PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE CENOTAPH/MONUMENT IN ITS CURRENT CONDITION Quality close up photographs of the problem areas. {Photographs should clearly show the nature of the problem.) (Required) · One overall shot showing the site and setting of the cenotaph/monument. (Required} Photograph of each side of the cenotaph/monument. (Required) IF AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY, SEND TO [email protected] VAC 600e {2012-04) Ce formulaire est disponible en francais. Page 1of12 Canada L _J 123 I Veterans Affairs Anciens Combattants l+I Canada Canada Cenotaph/Monument Restoration Program .. Protected when completed. ! 1. Applicant Information (please print) Name of contact person: Name of organization: MELISSA BAKER KAMLOOPS MUSEUM & ARCHIVES Other, Q Mr. O Mrs. 0 Ms. 0 specify Preferred language of communicatkln: English Daytime telephone no.: Alternate telephone no.: Facsimile no.: 250-828-3576 250-828-3493 ORGANIZATION'S ADDRESS Street: City: 207 SEYMOUR STREET KAMLOOPS Provincefferritory: Postal code: E-mail address: BC V2C 2E7 [email protected] mlm!mlm National Inventory of Canadian Military Monuments registration no. (if applicable): Memorial Hill Park Cenotaph 59007-007 Ownership of cenotaph/monument: (e.g., municipality, Royal Canadian Legion, etc.) CITY OF KAMLOOPS LOCATION OF CENOTAPH/MONUMENT Street address or nearest cross streets: City: 2nd Ave and Battle Street KAMLOOPS Provincefferritory: Description of the location: (e.g.