Almonte Carleton Place Canadian Gazette July 18, 2019

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ROY BROWN STATUE SLATED FOR DOWNTOWN PARK TARA GESNER tgesner@metroland.com A proposed statue of Capt. Arthur Roy Brown in Carleton Place will go in Lolly's Park, 200 Bridge St., just north of Central Bridge. Brown, a First World War flying ace, is officially credited with shooting down German fighter pilot Manfred von Richthofen, also known as the Red Baron, in the skies over war-torn France on April 21, 1918. Brown was born in Carleton Place. Carleton Place council approved the statue's location during its committee of the whole meeting on June 25. The Roy Brown Society in Carleton Place is dedicated to researching, preserving and telling the story of the aviation hero. In 2017, the group began working on the establishment of a Brown statue. Originally, it was to be located next to the Moore House, 170 Bridge St. The Moore House, the site of the Carleton Place & District Chamber of Commerce and Information Centre, houses an exhibit dedicated to Brown. Recreation and culture man-

ager Joanne Henderson told council, "The statue is better suited for Lolly's Park. The Moore House area is far too crowded and would not provide the prominence and visibility the statue deserves." "We are also hoping to enhance the park area (landscaping features)," she added. With Brown being a community icon, the municipality is looking to do something along the lines of the Dr. James Naismith statue in Almonte and the Big Ben statue in Perth. Carleton Place has already done much to honour Brown: there's the Roy Brown Society, a mural, Captain A. Roy Brown Boulevard, Roy Brown Park, a memorial plaque, books, dinners and more. In 2015, Brown was inducted into Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame. A delegation from Carleton Place attended the ceremony, which was held at Toronto Pearson International Airport in the Skyservice Business Aviation Hangar. See COUNCIL, page 2

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