In 1965 the Relief Commission donated $100,000 to assist construction of library branch in the North End of Halifax which would serve as a memorial to those killed in the disaster.

As part of the new library, architects Keith L. Graham & Associates commissioned artist Jordi Bonet to create an outdoor sculpture that would commemorate the disaster and rebirth of the city.

The fourth part, closest to the library, was a circular vertical column of uniform steel rods depicting the rebirth of the city.

In 2010 a committee of artists and citizens was formed to urge the Halifax Regional Municipality to secure the surviving pieces and conduct an inventory to determine whether the sculpture can be restored and reintroduced into the public realm.

Munroe said that all portions had been together until 2008 when they were dispersed and many were lost including the bronze doll which disappeared from city storage, "There has been quite a search but the missing piece has never been found.

The auditor made six recommendations to prevent further loss to the city's art collection including a comprehensive inventory and a deaccessing procedures.

The final fate of the sculpture only emerged in 2018 when questions were asked about the security of the city's art storage in the wake of the removal of the controversial Statue of Edward Cornwallis.