A list of Canadian Robert Burns staues
(If you wish to pay the man a visit)
Edmonton – statue in bronze of Burns kneeling, in the grounds of the Hotel MacDonald by John Warner.
Fredericton– statue on the Green, by the banks of the Saint John River, across from the Provincial Legislature. The Fredericton Society of Saint Andrew sponsored the erection in the Kilmarnock style in 1906. Absent from 2008 to 2011, the statue has been remodelled for flood-proofing.
Halifax– statue erected in 1919 by the North British Society.
Montreal – statue in Dominion Square, erected 1930.
Toronto – the erect Burns in brass is on top of a light granite plinth in Allan Gardens. Erected 21 July 1902, 'to the memory of the poet by his admirers'. Scenes reflecting The cotter's Friday night (1785), Tam O'Shanter John Anderson my jo, and possibly, To a mountain daisy (1786).
Vancouver – statue in Stanley Park.
Victoria – near the southern car park in Beacon Hill Park, this is one of the more unusual Burns statues – as he sits, almost kneeling, with his arm around Highland Mary. In the grey granite plinth front face, beneath a rampant lion upon a shield, is inscribed 'To the memory of Scotia'a immortal bard. Born 1759. Erected by his admirers 1900.'. Going clockwise from the front panel, an inscription 'The golden hours, on angel wings flew o'er me and my dearie;' above a lion's head drinking basin, a shield with the saltire, and a coloured framed picture of the bard (perhaps added after erection) with the words above, 'For dear to me as light and life was my sweet Highland Mary.
Windsor – large bronze bust presented to the City of Windsor by The Border Cities Burns Club in June 1952. Located on the east side of Jackson Park, beside the parking lot.
Winnipeg – statue in the grounds of the Provincial Legislature, on Kennedy Street. It was erected in 1936 by the Winnipeg Burns Club.
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