The “Spirit of Construction Engineering” monument is located in front of the Hood building, in the Dockyard at CFB Esquimalt. It serves as memory to 100 years of Canadian Military Engineering service to Canada. The memorial was constructed by a team of sheet metal workers, painters, carpenters, plumbers, electricians, gardeners and municipal workers from the Construction Engineering Section. The monument was unveiled by the Lieutenant Governor of BC, The Honourable Iona Campagnolo, on 31 March 2003.
Esquimalt, British Columbia
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Monuments
Inscription
SPIRIT OF CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING
1903 2003
[left column/colonne gauche]
THIS MONUMENT COMMEMORATES
100 YEARS OF SERVICE BY THE
CANADIAN MILITARY ENGINEERS
AND CIVILIAN MEMBERS OF THE
DND TO THE PEOPLE OF CANADA
AND BRITISH COLUMBIA
DEDICATED BY:THE LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
THE HONOURABLE
IONA CAMPAGNOLA. PC, CM, OBC
31 MARCH 2003
BUILT BY CIVILIAN AND MILITARY
MEMBERS OF THE BASE CONSTR
-UCTION ENGINEERING BRANCH
CFB ESQUIMALT
[right column/colonne droite]
CE MONUMENT COMMeMORE LES
100 ANS DE SERVICE DU GeNIE
MILITAIRE CANADIEN ET DES
MEMBRES CIVILS DU MDN
AUPReS DE LA POPULATION
CANADIENNE ET DE LA
COLOMBIE-BRITANNIQUE
DeVOILe PAR:LA LIEUTENANT
GOUVERNEUR DE LA COLOMBIE-
BRITANNIQUE, L’HONORABLE IONA
CAMPAGNOLA. PC, CM, OBC
31 MARS 2003
CONSTRUIT PARLES EMPLOYeS
CIVILS ET MILITAIRES DE LA
BRANCHE DU GeNIE DE CONSTR
-UCTION DE LA CFB ESQUIMALT
[bottom/bas]
GREG ANAKA RODRICK J NOBLE TERRY EMERSON
Location
Spirit of Construction Engineering Monument
Queen Street and Yukon Ave
Esquimalt
British Columbia
Spirit of Construction Engineering Monument
Queen Street and Yukon Ave
Esquimalt
British Columbia
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 48.4306916
Long. -123.4283281
Lat. 48.4306916
Long. -123.4283281
The Spirit of Construction Engineering
Ken Holmes1
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Surroundings
Bernard Filiatrault (CFB Chilliwack Historical Society)1
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Close up of plaque
Bernard Filiatrault (CFB Chilliwack Historical Society)1
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