The colourful border between Canada and the U.S.
Part of the Vitko cactus and succulents collection. A peace chapel was added in 1970. The peace tower was
raised in 1983. The sunken garden was developed in 1986. Greenhouses were constructed to allow the annuals for the formal gardens to be grown on site. During the past decade, the new interpretive centre was
built, followed by the addition of two large greenhouses to house a major collection of cactus and succulents donated by Don Vitko of Minot, N.D. The collection, containing some 4,000 separate varieties, is now an important attraction to the garden. In 2002, twisted steel girders from the destroyed World Trade Centre were brought to the 9/11 memorial site to serve as a reminder of the destructive forces of conflict. Two key activities have made a significant impact on the
animation of the garden. One is the International Music Camp organized in 1956. It has attracted young people from 76 countries to engage in a wide range of music and arts, including theatre, dance, painting and drawing.
The Henry Moore Historic Lodge was the first building to be erected in 1937.
Steel girders from the Twin Towers of the New York World Trade Centre. Grim reminders of 9/11.
The other is the Canadian Legion Sports Camp, now in its
56th year. Young people attend from as far away as England and Mexico in July and August each year. Some things, created in the spirit of lasting forever, have
deteriorated and been changed. In the summer of 2016, the Promise of Peace fountain, donated by Wally Byam Caravan Club of North Dakota, replaced the original Hands of Peace. Vern Zink, the artist from Bismark, N.D. says this stainless steel sculpture will last for hundreds of years. In 2017, the iconic peace tower will be torn down to make
way for a new and longer lasting edifice. The 1983 structure has been gradually melting from both top and bottom on the inside due to water turning locally quarried shale into jelly. We may mourn the passing of dearly loved objects in the
garden but we must remember that change is what gardens are all about. While the peace and beauty of gardens is a prom- ise forever, this, as with peace, can only be realized through unceasing hard work and continued nurturing. x
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