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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLucknow Sentinel, 2009-01-28, Page 9art of Highway 21 dedicated BY DOMINIQUE MILBURN Signal Star Staff "There probably isn't a more appro-' prime Highway in Ontario to be named for our war veterans,." Goderich Town Councillor and local historian David Yates told a crowd of nearly 70 at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 109 last Saturday. The masses gath- ered on Jan.. 24 to. witness a highly anticipated mile- stone, for ` the con- nected- . Duron Bruce Branches as they unveiled new signage issued by the Ministry of Transportation ded- . icating a portion of the • King's. Highway 21 _from Goderich to Kincardine as' the Bluew ter Veteran's Highway: The dedicated section begins where - the 33rd Regiment Drill once marched, Dates .explained, and. follows along past two important air bases used for training during. wartuxie efforts where. thousands of young Canadians set out to protect Canadian free- - doms l "What many a people don't know i is that 40 paid the ultimate price along that stretch. B of road, in training accidents," Yates C said. "There can't K be a better stretch of highway to hon- L B our their memory.. and the memory of all of those men .and ' women who served their coup - try„ The long -sought designation is the result of nearly two years of combined effort from the 183 Kincardine and 109 Goderich Branches. Spearheaded by 109 Branch • presi- dent June Pyette and the birthday c ittee, mem- ber waded through mon s of red tape and miscommuni- cation The Legion set out to have the stretch from Kincardine to Goderich renamed back in 2007. as part of the Legions' 80th anniversary. list of projects. The designation bid was apparently lost in the shuffle with- in the Ministry of Transportation for nearly two years, during which time Pyette kept a strong. presence with Ministry represen- tatives and pushed the designation back onto • the plates of the authorities. Among members of the Kincardine and • Goderich Legions', an encouraging num- ber of Huron and Bruce politicians ent their support nd - appreciation, ncluding Ashfield- Colborne- Wawanosh Reeve en Van Diepenbeek, Huron ounty Warden en Oke, Kincardine Mayor any Kraemer, and ruce County Warden Bill Goet "This is ju about the greate thing I've seen for while in memoryf our veterans," sai Van Diepenbeek. • The Legion working i partner ship with al branches • from Kincardine t Goderich, hav now successfull installed four sign along the rout between Amberley and Goderich. Th cost per sign i 'approximately $700, and Legion Branches have made financial commitments, along with gener- ous ener ous donations from local Unions and residents, who were thanked dur- ing the Saturday celebration. The highway has become just the fifth in Canada to be dedicated to the memory of veter- ans, joining Highway 416 in Ottawa ---Veterans Memorial Highway, Route #15, Veteran's z. Memorial st Highway, in st Dieppe, New a. Brunswick, o Veterans Memorial d Parkway, a 9.2 km expressway locat- e ed in London, and - + the stretch • of 1 Highway 401, run- . from Trenton o to Toronto official - e ly renamed . the y Highway of Heroes s in remembrance of e Canada's fallen sol- diers. e - "Legion mem- s bers and I are pleased this project has reached its con- clusion," said Pyette.. "This stretch of highway - will retrain a last- ing 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 plan- ning a public dedi- cation at Goderich's Dutch memorial gardens on Victoria . Street on the 65th D -Day anniversary, June 6, 2009. Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, January 28, 2009-- Page 9 ;o Canada's war veterans • Submitted photo Seen here from left to right are Corp. 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