The Lancaster LAV lll Monument recognizes the sacrifices of military members who served in Afghanistan. On 9 July 2018 it was installed on an engineered concrete slab, supported on four steel columns and accessed via a paving stone walkway. The monument is lighted from dusk to dawn with a LED lighting system.
Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV) lll were originally manufactured by Canadians at General Dynamics Land Systems Canada in London, Ontario and were instrumental to troops in carrying out their missions while in Afghanistan. The monuments were created from decommissioned LAV lll hulls, donated by the Government of Canada and built by Militex Coating Inc. and Fanshawe College students in London, Ontario.
On November 5, 2014, the Canada Company Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV) lll Monument Program was launched to recognize the 40,000 Canadians Armed Forces who served in Afghanistan and to commemorate the 162 Canadians who lost their lives. The program closed after awarding 33 monuments to communities across Canada.
A stone pillar near the monument bears a plaque in remembrance of Sgt. Marc D. Leger, 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, who was killed in Afghanistan.
