Sunday, January 16, 2011

Heroes


I just happened upon this bronze sculpture today as I wandered about downtown in freezing temps (-12C, windchill -23C!). Dedicated in 2005, this sculpture is part of the Ontario Fire Fighters Memorial honouring the over 300 firefighters who have lost their lives in Ontario. I have been unable to discover the artist's name but the piece is very effective showing the fire fighter rescuing a child, positioned in front of the black granite monolith representing a building. I didn't realize until I got home that there is a wonderful reflection in the granite showing our flag which is at half-mast honouring a Toronto policeman who was killed this week.
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7 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 16, 2011 at 4:32 PM

    great catch red pat - love the reflection and kudos to you braving that cold weather. thanks for the great pic.

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  2. LúciaJanuary 16, 2011 at 4:54 PM

    You're a brave woman too, I'm not sure if I'd go out in a cold day like this...
    Nice sculpture, they're always heroes and the reflection is fantastic!
    Beautiful shot. ;-)

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  3. JackJanuary 16, 2011 at 8:46 PM

    Two safety statues in a row! Wow.

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  4. RandyJanuary 16, 2011 at 10:43 PM

    Wonderful tribute!

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  5. BirdmanJanuary 17, 2011 at 7:19 AM

    I really like the reflections here.

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  6. Stefan JanssonJanuary 19, 2011 at 2:22 PM

    That will get you thinking.

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  7. Leeds daily photoJanuary 19, 2011 at 2:38 PM

    Firemen are true heroes in todays society, not sports stars. My uncle Sid was a London fireman his entire working life. This is a great memorial and justly deserved.

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