November: A time for remembrance - w(ar)t

An M4A2 Sherman tank built by the Fisher Body Grand Blanc, MI Tank Arsenal, rests on display next to the Salaberry Armoury, Régiment de Hull.   Tanks like these were used by the Allies during WWII.  The Salaberry Armoury was built in 1938-39 by Hull architect Lucien Sarra-Bournet and is named in memory of Colonel Charles Michel de Salaberry – a hero of the war of 1812.   The building is now considered a "recognized federal heritage building", as it is associated with the development of Canada’s militia regiments during the interwar years.   It is one of twelve armouries constructed between the First and Second World Wars.   To learn more about the history of this building, click here.