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Re-dedication ceremony for new Matilda Monument and Cenotaph in Dixon’s Corners
Despite stormy weather, a good crowd came out on Sunday, October 27, to take part in the re-dedication of the Matilda Monument and Cenotaph in Dixon’s Corners. MPP Jim McDonell, MP-elect Eric Duncan, South Dundas mayor Steven Byvelds, Iroquois Legion president Darlene Riddell, and past honourary Colonel of the SD&G Highlanders, Bill Shearing, were among the dignitaries who spoke during the moving ceremony. The Legion Colour Guard and the Kemptville Pipe Band also took part in the event. A proposal from Duncan last year to re-furbish the 35-year-old memorial outside Matilda Hall led to the swift creation of a planning committee and the raising of $60,000 from the community and Veterans’ Affairs to fund the project, which honours people from this area who made the ultimate sacrifice in World Wars I and II and the Korean War. Pictured above, in a composite shot, is the Monument planning committee, l-r, Jim Locke, Cindy Ault-Peters, Eric Duncan, Darlene Riddell and councillor Archie Mellan. (The Leader/Gibb photos)