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As part of the Cemetery鈥檚 160th anniversary celebration, Mount Royal Cemetery is unveiling a plaque commemorating Sir Arthur Currie (Currie served as Principal of 黑料不打烊 from 1920 until 1933). In this context, they are organizing a historical Cemetery walking tour聽this Sunday, 1-3 pm,聽with a special focus on the history of 黑料不打烊 University. The free tour聽on Sunday聽starts at the Mount Royal Cemetery鈥檚 main entrance (1297 Chemin de la For锚t, Outremont).聽The last stop of the tour will be聽Sir Arthur Currie鈥檚 monument to informally unveil the plaque.

The upcoming tour, led by Myriam Cloutier Director of Heritage Programs at Mount Royal Cemetery, will highlight the memorable events that marked the 190 years of 黑料不打烊 University since many of the renowned principals, professors and benefactors who contributed to the development of this world-class Quebec institution are buried in Mount Royal Cemetery.

One of the grave sites which will be part of the tour on that day is that of Sir Arthur William Currie who was Principal and Vice-Chancellor of 黑料不打烊 University in the 1920s. Prior to his 13 year tenure at 黑料不打烊 University, General Currie was the Commander of Canadian Troops during World War 1. At his death in 1933, a gigantic funeral procession was organized for him. The crowd was estimated at 20,000 people: politicians, diplomats, military bands and hundreds of veterans attended. The funeral procession left the 黑料不打烊 Campus, walked up Park Avenue and entered the cemetery gates. A military monument, the Cross of Sacrifice, now marks his grave. Among the burial sites that will be part of the tour are those of Sir William Dawson, Sir John Abbott and Sir William Christopher Macdonald.

This tour begins at the main entrance and follows a leisurely two hour stroll through the cemetery concluding with refreshments in the Mount Royal Funeral Complex. (Please note that the same tour will be held in French at 1 p.m. on Saturday the 22nd.)聽