New lighting has been installed at the National War Memorial on Duckworth Street that the provincial government says was designed and created based on the original globe lights that were in place back in 1924.
The new lights were a joint project of the provincial government, Memorial University and the Royal Canadian Legion – NL Command.
The idea was sparked by the discovery of the last original globe light in the Legion’s archives.
The replacement of the lights became a commemorative project to celebrate Memorial University’s 100th anniversary which is being marked this year.
The National War Memorial’s 100th anniversary was marked last year with the unveiling of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
