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Volume 12, Issue 23, Week of June 8, 2015
Saskatoonʼs REAL Community Newspaper
A place of honour Family fulfills mother’s wish
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Cam Hutchinson Saskatoon Express
eth Marcoux wanted a plaque placed on the island in Saskatchewan named after her brother, Burnet Monteith Chamney. The plaque would be a permanent reminder of Chamney’s contribution to Canada during the Second World War and an expression of love for her brother. Marcoux, who recently turned 90, hoped the plaque could be placed before her passing. It is a last wish, although she phrased it differently in a conversation last week. “You mean my bucket list,” she said with a laugh. “I had mentioned wanting to do this. I was in the veterans’ office downtown one day and was going through this book and found the island that was named after him, so I wrote down just where it was.” One of her grandchildren, Kristin Burton, did some research on the island, and then Marcoux’s four living sons planned the trip. Marcoux had 12 children — six sons and six daughters. Two of her sons died in automobile accidents. A total of 3,922 Saskatchewan men and women who lost their lives in the Second World War have had geographical locations named in their honour. The Geo-Memorial Commemorative Naming program was started by the federal government in 1947 and was transferred to the province in 1960. The program was later extended to include not only those who lost their lives during the Second World War, but also those who were killed while on active
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A plaque honouring Burnet Monteith Chamney was placed last month at Chamney Island (Photo Supplied)
duty in other conflicts, in peacekeeping roles or while protecting the public here in Saskatchewan. Chamney was only 23 when he was killed on Feb. 26, 1943. He was on a
bomber with the No. 420 Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force. Their plane was shot down over Germany during a mission. Six young men died. (Continued on page 4)
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Burnet Monteith Chamney died on Feb. 26, 1943 (Photo Supplied)
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