Mural of Remembrance

East St. Paul, Manitoba
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Other

On the evening of December 1, 2014, through the generous support of businesses, clubs, and individuals, the Legion was gifted a mural commemorating the Air Force, Army and Navy. The mural started off as a project by Legion members to replace an existing wall that was in need of repair. Walter Kachur was the volunteer coordinator for the mural project. Walter and friends started researching on ideas for the mural and their first visit was to the HMCS Chippawa Museum where they found a pamphlet on Ontario-based Canadian artist David Craig's paintings. They went to the archives building and found four of David's photos of the Air Force, Army and Navy.

With David's permission to use his photos, the project moved forward. Mural of Remembrance took about four months to complete measuring 17 feet long and 6.5 feet high. It includes the four prints of David's photos with black and white backgrounds of Canada's fighter planes. The Western Aviation Museum suggested the backgrounds because the prints could only be enlarged to a certain size. The four prints are: 1 - We Stand on Guard, 2 - Canada at War, 3 - Glorious and Free and 4 - With Glowing Hearts.

Location
Mural of Remembrance

3600 De Vries Avenue
East St. Paul
Manitoba
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 49.9649293
Long. -97.0603186

Mural of Remembrance

Chuck Collins
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panel 4

Chuck Collins
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panel 3

Chuck Collins
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panel 2

Chuck Collins
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panel 1

Chuck Collins
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