Quebec Bridge Commemorative Monument to receive Eagle

06/03/2008

The Mohawk Council of Kahnaw�:ke today unveiled the finishing touches to the smaller of two commemorative monuments for the 100th anniversary of the Quebec bridge disaster. A granite eagle has been installed atop the structure and now completes the monument that the MCK contributed to the anniversary events last August.

�The eagle symbolically continues to look for the men lost on that terrible day,� said Chief Kenneth McComber, who was instrumental in having the monument built and completed. �It will also symbolically continue to watch over the men and women who have carried on our tradition as ironworkers.�

The four-sided black granite monument contains the names and photos of all thirty-three men lost in the disaster. It was the single largest loss of life in Kahnaw�:ke�s history.

The monument stands adjacent to the main Quebec Bridge monument in the park along the walking path.