Peace Park

Mahatma Gandhi Statue

India’s historic icon of peace graces the Peace Park as its central feature to remind us that peace is the way.

Memorial to a Fallen Soldier

This magnificent monument captures the glory and heroism of our armed forces. Shaped as a maple leaf, it is exquisitely carved in black and Imperial red granite, sourced from southern India.

Homage to the heritage of Canada’s Native Indians

The Peace Garden features Inukshuk – a stone landmark of the arctic aboriginal people that functions as a navigational marker of food, travel and shelter. It represents respect through recognition of the natives of North America.

Donated by the late philanthropist

Vasu Chanchalani

DEDICATION TO CHILDREN. Remind visitors of the plight of starving children and our duty to see them happy on the swing. It also inspires us to make this world a better place.

In Flanders Fields

“In Flanders Fields” is a war poem in the form of a rondeau, written during the First World War by Canadian physician Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae. He was inspired to write it on May 3, 1915, after presiding over the funeral of friend and fellow soldier Lieutenant Alexis Helmer, who died in the Second Battle of Ypres. According to legend, fellow soldiers retrieved the poem after McCrae, initially dissatisfied with his work, discarded it. “In Flanders Fields” was first published on December 8 of that year in the London magazine Punch.

Memorial of Nelson Mandela

This monument was erected on the death anniversary of Nelson Mandela. I t was opened by the then South African ambassador. Nelson Mandela is one of the persons who restored order after many years of discrimination in South Africa

International Peace Run Team

July 29, 2023 visit from the International Peace Run Team at the Peace Park as the Peace Run was the inspiration that initiated the Peace Projects at the Summer Camp 2023 and 2024.

Photos showcase VOV community activities in favour of the grant application.