East and West Memorial Buildings

The National Capital Commission (NCC) in collaboration with Public Works and Government Services Canada erected a historical plaque: East and West Memorial Buildings - For those who served.

At the end of the Second World War in 1945, Canada was determined to help veterans, but it faced an enormous challenge in integrating hundreds of thousands of returning servicemen and servicewomen into Canadian society.

Honouring a generation - The memorial Buildings, erected in 1949 and 1955 respectively, were designed with a sleek melding of neoclassical and copper-roofed chateau styles.

A feat of arms - In April 1945, Canadian troops crossed the Rhine and pushed north to liberate the Netherlands from five long years of occupation.

The Canadian government helped thousands of veterans like Stanley Lolley- a survivor of two World Wars- to get an education or establish businesses.

Between the two lanes of Lyon Street are gardens and a large stone relief carved by Ivan Meštrović to honour those who fought in the Second World War.