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Highway(s) of Heroes - Merged Thread

seanarbuthnot said:
I'm sad to say that the man that started the petition to have the 401 renamed Highway of Heroes has died.

He was only 30 years old.

Jay Forbes 1985-2015

http://www.ctvnews.ca/stretch-of-401-to-be-renamed-highway-of-heroes-1.253817

Sorry to hear this. I was not aware that this young man was the imeptus behind the naming. I took a ride down the Highway of Heroes on 6 Sep 2008.

RIP Jay Forbes  :salute: :cdn:

How did he die?
 
Mr. Forbes' obit:
Passed away in Windsor on Saturday, April 25, 2015 in his 31st year. Loving son of Diane and Alexander (Sandy) of London, Ontario. Caring brother to Heather of Kitchener. Dearly loved and will be missed by aunt Linda and uncle Mike, cousins Diane, Brian (Maria), Michael and Amy. Jay will also be missed by his lifelong friend Eric Griffith and his wife Megan and their family of Halifax, Nova Scotia, his reenactment buddies Josh Stevens, Derek Wilkinson and Sean Arbuthnot as well as many other friends made during his travels. His greatest pride was in 2007 when he initiated the online petition for the official renaming of the section of Highway #401 to the "Highway of Heroes." Shortly after that accomplishment, he received a Canadian Flag flown at Kandahar for his efforts. He had recently joined The Naval Reserves while attending the University of Windsor.

Memorial Visitation will be held at the

Anderson Funeral Home & Cremation Centre
895 Ouellette Avenue
(519) 254-3223
on Saturday, May 2, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. followed by a Memorial Service in the Anderson Memorial Chapel at 2 p.m., officiated by Padre Bruce Jackson. If desired, Memorial donations made to Canadian Blood Services,the Canadian Mental Health Association or The Kids Help Phone would be appreciated by the family.

Please Join us in remembering Jay by visiting his Memorial at
www.andersonfuneralhomewindsor.com
 
Bumped with a variation on the theme ....
The Region of Peel has supported a staff recommendation to designate Dixie Road – and a request to have it continued on Horseshoe Hill Road to the north – as the Veterans Memorial Roadway.

In a report submitted to the region in September, staff recommended the designation of Dixie, over the previously considered Airport Road, for the honour to Canada’s veterans.

Dixie was favoured over Airport as the report stated a desire to see a continuous roadway throughout Peel.

While Dixie becomes Horseshoe Hill in northern Caledon, the town was requested to make the change on Horseshoe as well to continue the road to Highway 9, something Mayor Allan Thompson suggested could happen easily. To the south, Dixie continues to Lake Ontario, while Airport Road stops at Pearson Airport. Too short of a route for some of the councillors.

Representatives of the Royal Canadian Legion were at the council meeting in which the report was carried, and were credited for their support of the project. Representatives of the legion have requested a “gateway” feature for the road, as well as commemorative signs that display the words, “we will remember them.” ....
 
The latest:  Ontario planting memorial trees along Highway of Heroes ....
Ontario is honouring fallen Canadian soldiers by planting trees along the Highway of Heroes.

In partnership with Forests Ontario and Highway of Heroes Tribute, one tree will be planted along Highway 401 between Trenton and Toronto for every soldier who has fallen serving Canada since Confederation--a total of 117,000 trees.

In addition to honouring Canadian service members, the project will provide additional benefits by increasing canopy cover, erosion control, wind breaks, pollinator species and greening along portions of Highway 401. Planting is expected to begin in spring 2016 and take approximately five years to complete. To launch the project, a ceremonial tree will be planted at each end of the Highway of Heroes: at CFB Trenton, where the highway begins, and outside the Coroner's Office at Keele Street in Toronto, where it ends ....
Full release also attached if link above doesn't work.
 
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