Katherine Bickford

A memorial honouring Canada’s peacekeepers stands outside the Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada building in Sidney, British Columbia.

The bronze statue was designed by local artist Nathan Scott. The memorial is an eight foot statue of two peacekeepers with a 40 foot flag pole at the back.

The soldier standing on the granite base is dressed in a 1980s uniform. The second soldier is kneeling on the base with a C-7 rifle in his hands and is wearing a uniform and a helmet of the 2000s. The text on the plaque reads: “Commemorating Canada’s Peacekeepers deployed in support of the United Nations and NATO.“

The Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada Sidney Unit #302 funded this project to commemorate Canada’s peacekeeping forces as well as all veterans and current serving members of the Canadian Military.