You’re standing where it all began: the equestrian statue of Major-General William Griesbach, gazing at his wife Janet. The first commanding officer of the 49th Battalion and the youngest mayor this city ever had.
Press play, then look up at the man on the horse.
ON THE WALK → Follow Gault Boulevard west, toward the water. You’ll pass street signs named for the 49th’s own — Kerr, Kinross, Decoteau. Hold those names; some of them come back.