The No Stone Left Alone (NSLA) Canadian Memorial Foundation is dedicated to honouring and remembering Canada’s veterans.
Jan Briggs-McGowan, a Legion member in Walkerton, has been instrumental in developing the program in Bruce County.
In Bruce County, it began with Walkerton Cemeteries and has expanded to include Purdy Cemetery, Douglas Hill Cemetery, Starkvale Cemetery, Paisley, Paisley Cemetery, Immaculate Conception in Formosa, Mary Immaculate Catholic Cemetery, Chepstow and Lovat Cemetery. Approximately 1,000 veterans have been remembered by placing a “poppy rock” on their grave.
“I have undertaken to see that the veterans in Sanctuary Park Cemetery in Port Elgin are also remembered in this way and, over the past several months, more than 180 veterans have been researched and found to be in the cemetery. With the help of several people, their graves have been located and the story of their involvement in the services have been recorded,” says Inez Fenton.
Since the mission for NSLA is “To honour the service and sacrifice of Canada’s military by educating and inspiring youth to place poppies/poppy rocks on veterans’ head stones”, it is hoped that students in local schools will become involved with the project.
In May, 2025, a ceremony will be held at the Port Elgin cemetery to place these “Poppy Rocks” at the veterans’ grave sites.
Families who have veterans in Sanctuary Park, Port Elgin, are encouraged to contact Fenton to confirm that they have been located and researched so that they will be included in the list of veterans.
Inez Fenton
Text 1-519-389-7684 or email: id.fenton@bmts.com
We Will Remember Them
