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

Ribfest and D-Day and Vimy Ridge Memorial Plaque

Ribfest and D-Day - Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Westell, September 12, 2025

1. Ribfest and D-Day - Marker

Inscription. This sugar maple along with 19 others planted in the Burgoyne Woods have been donated by the St. Catharines Rotary Ribfest and the City of St. Catharines, on the 20th anniversary, of Ribfest (est. 1999) in honour of the 75th anniversary of D-Day and the brave Canadian soldiers who secured Vimy Ridge during WW1. 🍁 🍁

Erected 2019.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Parks & Recreational Areas • War, World I • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is April 9, 1917.

Location. 43° 9.471′ N, 79° 15.081′ W. Memorial is in St. Catharines, Ontario, in Niagara Region. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of Ontario Street and College Street on Ontario Street. The plaque and tree are within Montebello Park, 5 metres north of the bandshell. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 64 Ontario Street, St Catharines ON L2R 5J5, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on the Golden Horseshoe

and in Niagara Canada.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

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the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in 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: Murray Ross Morton 1905-1965 (a few steps from this marker); The Walter Ostanek Pavilion (a few steps from this marker); Montebello Park 1887-1987 (within shouting distance of this marker); Tree to Commemorate International Literacy Year (within shouting distance of this marker); Montebello Park (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); The Hannelore Headley Chess Park (about 120 meters away); William Greenwood, Carriagemaker circa 1875 (about 120 meters away); St. Thomas' Anglican Church (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Catharines.

Also see . . .
1. St. Catharines Rotary Ribfest - promotional website. (Submitted on September 14, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario.)
2. Vimy Ridge, article by The Canadian Encyclopedia.

Ribfest and D-Day and Vimy Ridge Memorial Plaque - Marker in context image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Westell, September 12, 2025

2. Ribfest and D-Day and Vimy Ridge Memorial Plaque - Marker in context

The marker is under a strapping young maple tree, just north of the bandshell.

(Submitted on September 14, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario.)
3. D-Day and the Battle of Normandy, article by The Canadian Encyclopedia. (Submitted on September 14, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario.)

Credits. This page was last revised on September 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 14, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. This page has been viewed 46 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 14, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.