Nearly a century old, the Wainwright Memorial Clock Tower is set to celebrate its milestone birthday next year.
The Town of Wainwright is seeking some family members to invite to the celebration event. They are looking for family members of Frank and William Bailey, Morris Norburg and Mayor E.L. Cork.
The Baileys were builders of the clock tower, Norburg was the original plaque designer, while Cork was the Mayor at the time.
The event is still in its planning stages.
“At this time, we have a 100th Anniversary Planning Committee in place, which includes the Royal Canadian Legion Worthington Branch 29, Garrison Wainwright Canadian Armed Forces, Town of Wainwright, M.D. of Wainwright and two public members at large,” said Carley Herbert, economic development officer with the Town of Wainwright.
“The event, which is still in the planning stages, will take place on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025.”
Herbert says the scope of the project is dependent on funding.
Anyone with information regarding the 100th anniversary is asked to contact Linda Long at the Town of Wainwright at 780-842-3381 or [email protected].
The clock tower was built to honour those who lost their lives in the First and Second World Wars.
Recognition has also been added for those lives lost in Afghanistan and various peacekeeping missions around the world.
Each Remembrance Day, citizens of Wainwright and the Royal Canadian Legion gather around the memorial to pay tribute to those who lost their lives.
The clock tower was also the only structure left standing after the worst fire in the history of a small town in Alberta.
The fire swept through Wainwright, destroying 70 businesses and eight homes in the summer of 1929.
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