Vimy Ridge Memorial was carved in 1928 by a Canadian National Railroad employee James O'Rourke as a memorial to the First World War Battle of Vimy Ridge and to the Canadians who fell in that battle. O'Rourke used only a hammer and a railroad spike to carve the artillery gun, maple leaves and inscription.
Nearby there is a storyboard with information on the battle. The site is still maintained by local residents.
Directions: from Sackville, New Brunswick, travel 106 West towards Dorchester. Park at the Ancient Indian Portage Monument and walk a few steps back towards Sackville onto the dirt road (Old Frosty Hollow Road) to the railway tracks. Be extremely careful when you cross the tracks, then turn right onto the four-wheeler trail which parallels the tracks. Continue west along the trail until it turns into the woods and you will be at the memorial. This walk is approximately twenty minutes.
