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Survey says: designs for new Afghan war monument in Ottawa open for feedback

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Pictured is Team Stimson's design proposal for the national monument to Canada's mission in Afghanistan. It features a the concept of a medicine wheel, taking the form of a circular, sacred space of safety. Image courtesy of Government of Canada

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BY ALICE CHEN

June 2, 2021

Canadians can now weigh in on the design for a new monument honouring Canada’s mission in Afghanistan, which is set to be built on the east side of Booth Street, across from the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa. After a 2019 call for proposals, five teams were shortlisted with their designs now publ...

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