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Hamilton Southam Leaves A Cultural Legacy

Ottawa-After a long history of service for his country Hamilton Southam has passed away at age 91 years.

Southam is regarded as a pioneer of Canadian and Ottawa Cultural life, and known for his strident but artful diplomacy in dealing with different groups of people.

He was successful in helping elevate the history of Canadian military life in the public consciousness, along with urging people to act in areas and in ways they were reluctant to deal with.

Southam founded the National Arts Centre and was one of the driving forces behind the Canadian War Museum and Valiant’s Memorial located at Confederation Square.

Valiant’s Memorial is an array of 14 bronze sculptures depicting different heroines and military heroes.

He is well regarded for the means that he worked change, and in the different ways that he dealt with people in achieving that change.

Much of the bureaucracy in Ottawa did not seem to be interested in the military history Valiant’s project, but it did not matter, Southam swept the doubters and the nay Sayers along with him, en route to the completion of the project.

Hamilton Southam was a patriot, and a true Canadian historian and citizen, and he shall be sorely missed by the nation and by the government.