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In 1985 Loewen Group went public and, in 1987, the company expanded into the United States. In the years that followed, Loewen rapidly expanded his company, purchasing hundreds of small independent funeral homes. By the mid-90s, the company had 15,000 employees and operated 1,115 funeral homes and was the world's second-largest funeral chain. [10]
The first state funeral in Canada was held for Thomas D'Arcy McGee after his assassination in April 1868. [6] The first Governor General of Canada to receive a state funeral was the Lord Tweedsmuir in 1940, who died in office. Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada's first prime minister was also the first to receive a state funeral.
Jumbo the Elephant is a concrete and reinforced steel statue by Canadian artist Winston Bronnum. The statue was commissioned by the city of St. Thomas, Ontario to mark the 100th anniversary of the death of Jumbo, a circus elephant that was killed in the community after being struck by a train. [ 1][ 2][ 3] The city funded the $70,000 sculpture ...
The association is hosting "reconciliation" talks among community members to address the legacy of St. Thomas' former residential school and the future use of the space. The budget for the restoration is $2 million (Canadian), of which the association is seeking $1.5 million in government grants and $500,000 in private donations.
Lois Miriam Wilson CC OOnt (née Freeman; April 8, 1927 – September 13, 2024) was a minister of the United Church of Canada who served as the first female Moderator of the United Church (1980–1982), the first woman president of the Canadian Council of Churches (1976–1979), and the first woman president of the World Council of Churches (1983–1991).
Highway 3. Highway 4. Website. stthomas.ca. Street scene in St. Thomas, 1960. St. Thomas is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It gained its city charter on March 4, 1881. The city is also the seat for Elgin County, although it is independent of the county. At the time of the 2021 Census, the population of the city was 42,918.
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