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Black‑and‑white studio portrait of John Rutsey with long hair, wearing a patterned jacket over a light‑coloured shirt, posed against a dark background.

John Rutsey: The Beat that Started it All

1952–2008 Mount Pleasant Cemetery Section 22 Niche 2631 Before the progressive rock trio Rush became a global phenomenon, its percussive heartbeat was
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Canadair CT-114 Tutor aircraft

Lieutenant Brian Gavin Alston: A Red Knight’s Final Flight

A vintage black‑and‑white portrait of Marion Alice Powell-Orr wearing a peaked cap with an insignia and a dark military jacket. The jacket features a winged badge on the chest and shoulder markings. The person is posed against a softly lit studio backdrop.

Marion Alice Powell-Orr: Breaking Barriers in the Skies

Snow‑covered cemetery scene featuring the McCain family marker, a low black granite headstone set against a wooded hillside. A green memorial wreath with a red bow rests in front of the stone, with trees and snow‑covered ground surrounding the grave in winter.

Wallace McCain: A Legacy of Canadian Enterprise

large granite bench with naked granite woman and trees and flowers

Lionel Cutten Monument: Art, Memory and Mastery

Two performers stand on an outdoor stage; one is singing into a microphone with an arm raised, while the other plays an acoustic guitar beside an additional microphone stand. A canopy and metal stage scaffolding are visible overhead against a sunny sky.

Lois Lilienstein: A Legacy of Joy

a train crossing a bridge

History of Duffins Creek: A Waterway of Stories

Illustrated portrait of J. J. Kelso wearing a suit jacket, high‑collared shirt, and tie, shown from the chest up in a newspaper‑style line drawing with fine cross‑hatching

John Joseph Kelso: Champion for Children and Animals

three medals shaped like flowers

David Bruce Archer: Champion of Labour and Community Builder

barn in black and white

Ron Barron: From Fields of Work to Fields of Rest

Snow‑covered cemetery landscape featuring the Lount and Matthews monument, a tall stone memorial with a column rising from a stepped base. The monument stands among surrounding headstones and leafless trees in a winter setting, with an interpretive plaque placed in front.

Samuel Lount and Peter Matthews: Patriots of 1837

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Richard John Lucas: The Man Behind Canada’s Sugared Ham

Black‑and‑white formal studio portrait of a person seated and wearing an ornate, embroidered ceremonial jacket with decorative braiding and medals. The individual rests one arm on a chair, with a feathered accessory across their lap, posed against a dark backdrop with a textured column visible to one side.

Colonel the Honourable Herbert A. Bruce: Surgeon, Soldier and Statesman

Historic black‑and‑white photograph showing a massive explosion cloud rising into the sky above buildings and rooftops. The cloud billows outward in dense layers, dominating the horizon while silhouetted structures and figures appear along the lower edge of the image.

Hugh Hendry: A Brave Sailor Lost but Not Forgotten

The staged picture entitled “Public health nurse Janet Neilson (right) on a home visit” shows the uniform she had to wear: it includes a black bonnet with white streamers. She carried supplies in a market basket.

Janet Neilson: Canada’s First Public Health Nurse

a group of men in combat

Sgt William “Sam” Magee: A Legacy of Courage from the Devil’s Brigade

Close‑up view of a carved stone urn atop a grave monument, weathered with patches of lichen. Leafless trees and soft daylight blur into the background, creating a calm, reflective cemetery setting.

From Veil to Urn: Symbolism in Cemetery Monuments

corner store in black and white

Frank Stefano Darrigo: From Pushcart to Grocery Empire

Stone memorial obelisk standing in a snow‑covered park, surrounded by trees in winter. An engraved inscription on the monument commemorates those who lost their lives on 5 July 1970 in Air Canada Flight 621 in Woodbridge, Ontario.

Air Canada Flight 621 Memorials: Honouring 109 Lives

stethescope and hands

Dr. Aminul Haq: Innovator in Cardiac Care

houses sinking in flood

Ken and Joan Edwards: Tragedy on Raymore Drive – Hurricane Hazel