Did you know?

The Okotoks Peace Poles, located near the footbridge, are part of an estimated 250,000+ peace poles in countries around the world that serve as monuments to peace. This internationallyrecognized symbol of the hopes and dreams of the entire human family each hold message May Peace Prevail on Earth. In Okotoks, our 15 peace poles contain this phrase in 48 languages – with more expected in the future – that represent the ethnic diversity of our community.

The World Peace Movement started in the mid 1950s with the first peace pole installations occurring in the early 1980s. Planting a peace pole is a way of bringing people together to inspire, awaken and uplift the human consciousness the world over.

Our peace poles are made of regionally sourced lumber, salvaged from the historic Lineham Lumber Company barn. The barn stood about 200 metres west of this site from when it was constructed in 1897 to when it burned down in 2015. The Lineham Lumber Company was a mainstay of the Okotoks economy for 25 years.