She fired her originally commissioned carver after he made unauthorized changes and took over the carving herself in the late summer and fall of 1940.

[5] In 1972, the Government of Ontario announced a new expansion to eight lanes of the QEW at the Humber River, necessitating the removal of the monument.

[6] Instead, the monument was moved in August 1975 to nearby Sir Casimir Gzowski Park along Lake Ontario, on the east side of the Humber River.

Each is a galley prow with four regal lions in the boat, each bearing a unique shield.

There are also piers at each end, two decorated with sailing ships, a third of a native person and canoe and a fourth of a rower.