BOOKS OF REMEMBRANCE

 

 

The eight Books of Remembrance contain the names of more than 120,000 Canadians who have given their lives in the service of our country.

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Traditionally kept under protective glass in the Memorial Chamber of Canada’s Parliament Buildings, the books are currently displayed at Parliament Hill’s Visitor Welcome Centre, in the Room of Remembrance, while Centre Block undergoes a decade-long renovation.

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Every morning at eleven o'clock, an officer of the House of Commons Parliamentary Protective Service performs the Turning of the Page Ceremony.

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During the ceremony the uniformed guard (ceremonial coat, gloves and hat) marches to the First World War Book, turns the page. This process is repeated for each of the Books of Remembrance and is done in a counterclockwise direction. The guard then marches back to the entrance of the room, bows and salutes one final time.

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A calendar ensures that each page of each book is displayed at least once per year. Some pages are displayed for several days, on or near the date of a related anniversary.

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History of the Books of Remembrance

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Search the Books of Remembrance

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The nine crew of HMCS Kootenay who lost their lives in 1969 are on

pages 144, 146 and 147 in the 7th Book of Remembrance.