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Legion dedicates highway to veterans
Dominique Mllburn
signal -star staff
"There probably isn't a more appro-
priate Highway in Ontario to be named
for our war veterans," Goderich Town
Councilor and local historian David
Yates told a crowd of nearly 70 at the
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 109
last Saturday.
. The masses gathered on Jan. 24 to
witness a highly anticipated milestone
for the connected Huron -Bruce
Branches as they unveiled new signage
issued by the Ministry of Transportation
dedicating a portion of the King's
Highway 21 from Goderich to
Kincardine as the Bluewater Veteran's
Highway.
The dedicated section begins where
the 33rd Regimen Drill once marched,
Yates explained, and follows along past
two. important air bases used for train-
ing during wartime efforts where thou-
sands of young Canadians set out to
protect Canadian freedoms.
"What many people don't know is that
40 paid the ultimate price along that
stretch of road in training accidents,"
Yates said. "There can't be a better stretch
of Highway to honour their memory and
the memory of all of those men and
women who served their country."
Bluewater Veterans
Highway
Photo by Dominique Milburn
"We did it!" Legion president June Pyette exclaimed during the unveiling of the
new Bluewater Veterans Highway signage on Jan. 24.
The long -sought designation is the
result of nearly two years of combined
effort from the 183 •Kincardine and 109
'Goderich Branches.
The Legion set out to have the stretch
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from Kincardine to Goderich renamed
back in 2007 as part of the legions' 80th
anniversary list of projects. The desig-
nation bid was apparently lost in the
shuffle within the Ministry of
Transportation for nearly two years,
during which time Pyette kept a strong
presence with Ministry' representatives
and pushed the designation back onto
the plates of the authorities.
Among members of the Kincardine
and Goderich Legions, an encouraging
number of Huron and tturce politicians
ast, present
lent their support and appreciation,
including Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh
Reeve Ben Van Diepenbeek, Huron
County Warden Ken Oke, Kincardine
Mayor Larry Kraemer, and Bruce County
Warden Bill Goetz.
"This is just about the greatest thing
I've seen for a while in memory of our
veterans," said Van Diepenbeek.
The Legion, working in partnership
with all branches from Kincardine to
Goderich, have now successfully
installed four signs along the route
between Amberley and Goderich. The
cost per sign was ,approximately $700,
and Legion branches have made finan-
cial commitments, along with generous
donations from local unions and resi-
dents, who were thanked during the
Saturday celebration.
The Highway has become just the fifth in
Canada to be dedicated to the memory of
veterans, joining Highway 416 in Ottawa —
Veterans Memorial Highway, • Route 15,
Veteran's Memorial Highway in Dieppe,
New Brunswick, Veterans Memorial Parkway,
in London, and the stretch of Highway 401
running from Trenton to Toronto officially
renamed the Highway of Heroes in remem-
brance of Canada's fallen soldiers.
"Legion members and I are pleased this
project has reached it's conclusion," said
Pyette. "This stretch of highway will remain
a lasting monument to all those who lost
their lives, served or are serving our great
country.
All four signs are now visible along the
Highway, and the Legion is planning a public
dedication at Goderich's Dutch memorial
gardens on Victoria Street on the 65th
D -Day anniversary, June 6, 2009.
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