Downtown in St. Catharines in Niagara Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

St. Catharines Honour Roll - Northwest Resistance

Photographed by Kevin Westell, August 5, 2025

1. St. Catharines Honour Roll - Northwest Resistance - Marker

Inscription. Erected to the Glory of God and in affectionate memory of the men of St. Catharines who made the supreme sacrifice

Northwest Resistance
1885

Watson, Alexander Pte.

Their name liveth for evermore

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Law Enforcement • Patriots & Patriotism • Wars, Non-US.

Location. 43° 9.561′ N, 79° 14.83′ W. Memorial is in St. Catharines, Ontario, in Niagara Region. It is in Downtown. It can be reached from Church Street, on the right when traveling east. The marker is among nine "Honour Roll" plaques from various wars, mounted on the exterior wall near the front doors of the City Hall. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 50 Church Street, St Catharines ON L2R 7C2, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe

and in Niagara Canada.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: St. Catharines Recipients Of The Victoria Cross (here, next to this marker); St. Catharines City Hall (here, next to this marker); St. Catharines Honour Roll - 1914 - 1918 (here, next to this marker); St. Catharines Honour Roll - 1939 - 1945 (here, next to this marker); St. Catharines Honour Roll - Boer War (here, next to this marker); St. Catharines Honour Roll - Korea

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(here, next to this marker); War Memorial, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 24 (a few steps from this marker); The Battle Of Vimy Ridge / The History Of Vimy Oak Trees (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Catharines.

Regarding St. Catharines Honour Roll - Northwest Resistance. The 1885 Rebellion, mostly within modern-day Saskatchewan, cost 80-90 lives; almost half on the government side, and over half on the Metis and First Nations allies side. In addition, 9 on the latter side were hanged, most for the murder of non-combatants at Frog Lake, in modern Alberta; and one, Luis Riel, for treason. This was the largest mass execution in Canadian history.

In 2024, a monument to Private Watson was moved from City Hall's lawn to a nearby cemetery, after anti-colonialism protests.

St. Catharines Honour Roll - Northwest Resistance - Marker in context image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Westell, August 5, 2025

2. St. Catharines Honour Roll - Northwest Resistance - Marker in context

The marker is on the front face of the City Hall.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. This page has been viewed 76 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 6, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.