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| General Brock and War of 1812 'Buzz' |
| News dealing with General Isaac Brock and the War of 1812 |
DID YOU KNOW?:
Highway 405, which runs
right into Queenston,
Ont., where Brock's
Monument is located, is
also known as General
Brock Highway.
Highway 405, which runs
right into Queenston,
Ont., where Brock's
Monument is located, is
also known as General
Brock Highway.
What's going on with restoration at Brock's
Monument at Queenston Heights?
Monument at Queenston Heights?
By Todd Humber
QUEENSTON, ONT. — Repairs to Brock's Monument, the
towering spire that dominates Queenston Heights, have
been delayed yet again.
According to a recent editorial in the St. Catharines
Standard, plans originally called for $1.5 million in repairs
to take place at the monument this summer. The
newspaper quoted Bob Andrews of Parks Canada as
saying that the money wasn't available.
Work is now scheduled to start next spring and be
completed by the fall of 2008.
Robert Malcomson, a prominent author who has published
numerous works dealing with Brock and the War of 1812,
and who alerted GeneralBrock.com to the editorial, was
quoted in it as saying: "I am annoyed that this premier
site in Canadian history has not been better looked after,
that it has not been restored and better looked after."
QUEENSTON, ONT. — Repairs to Brock's Monument, the
towering spire that dominates Queenston Heights, have
been delayed yet again.
According to a recent editorial in the St. Catharines
Standard, plans originally called for $1.5 million in repairs
to take place at the monument this summer. The
newspaper quoted Bob Andrews of Parks Canada as
saying that the money wasn't available.
Work is now scheduled to start next spring and be
completed by the fall of 2008.
Robert Malcomson, a prominent author who has published
numerous works dealing with Brock and the War of 1812,
and who alerted GeneralBrock.com to the editorial, was
quoted in it as saying: "I am annoyed that this premier
site in Canadian history has not been better looked after,
that it has not been restored and better looked after."
I haven't personally been to the monument since the fall of 2005, when it was also closed, and it's
disheartening to hear that repairs are not completed and won't be done so until the fall of 2008.
Considering Brock's sacrifice, his brilliant leadership and his contribution to Canada, it's disappointing
that repairs to the monument continue to be delayed. Not enough Canadians are aware of Brock, what
he did in the years leading up to the War of 1812 and what he did in capturing Fort Detroit and
repelling the Americans at the Battle of Queenston Heights before he was killed.
In an e-mail to GeneralBrock.com, Malcomson said he was "delighted, and surprised, to read (the)
editorial in the St. Catharines Standard supporting my efforts to raise awareness about the continued
closure of Brock's Monument. This issue is not going away (much to my further surprise.)"
disheartening to hear that repairs are not completed and won't be done so until the fall of 2008.
Considering Brock's sacrifice, his brilliant leadership and his contribution to Canada, it's disappointing
that repairs to the monument continue to be delayed. Not enough Canadians are aware of Brock, what
he did in the years leading up to the War of 1812 and what he did in capturing Fort Detroit and
repelling the Americans at the Battle of Queenston Heights before he was killed.
In an e-mail to GeneralBrock.com, Malcomson said he was "delighted, and surprised, to read (the)
editorial in the St. Catharines Standard supporting my efforts to raise awareness about the continued
closure of Brock's Monument. This issue is not going away (much to my further surprise.)"
LONG REPAIRS: This photo was taken at
the base of Brock's Monument in the fall
of 2005.
the base of Brock's Monument in the fall
of 2005.
| BROCK NOT 'HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT'? |
A list Brock should be on...
ST. CATHARINES, ONT. — Believe it or not, Major-General Sir Isaac Brock is not on Canada's official list
of "persons of national historic significance."
The same editorial mentioned above in the St. Catharines Standard drew attention to the fact Brock's
name is missing from the list. The list contains 597 names, including War of 1812 heroine Laura Secord,
the paper reported.
Author Robert Malcomson, who has written numerous books on Brock and the War of 1812, is
appealing to Parks Canada to fix that oversight.
"Apparently, there has been nobody that has promoted Isaac Brock and his accomplishments,"
Malcomson told the Standard. "I guess that's what I'm going to end up doing."
"Amazingly, the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada must first determine if Brock is
historically significant," read the editorial in the Standard. "They might start with the fact he saved a
fledgling country."
In an e-mail to GeneralBrock.com, Malcomson said: "As for the issue of Brock being finally named a
Canadian National Historic Person, please help my campaign by writing a letter supporting Brock's
nomination."
Letters can be mailed to Malcomson at:
Robert Malcomson
58 Woodrow Street
St. Catharines, ON
L2P 2A3
of "persons of national historic significance."
The same editorial mentioned above in the St. Catharines Standard drew attention to the fact Brock's
name is missing from the list. The list contains 597 names, including War of 1812 heroine Laura Secord,
the paper reported.
Author Robert Malcomson, who has written numerous books on Brock and the War of 1812, is
appealing to Parks Canada to fix that oversight.
"Apparently, there has been nobody that has promoted Isaac Brock and his accomplishments,"
Malcomson told the Standard. "I guess that's what I'm going to end up doing."
"Amazingly, the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada must first determine if Brock is
historically significant," read the editorial in the Standard. "They might start with the fact he saved a
fledgling country."
In an e-mail to GeneralBrock.com, Malcomson said: "As for the issue of Brock being finally named a
Canadian National Historic Person, please help my campaign by writing a letter supporting Brock's
nomination."
Letters can be mailed to Malcomson at:
Robert Malcomson
58 Woodrow Street
St. Catharines, ON
L2P 2A3