On 26 May 1988,
Monument to the Glory of the UPA, a memorial to members of the
Ukrainian Insurgent Army, was erected. Soon after, a
cenotaph was erected, displaying the emblem of
14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Galician), and an inscription dedicating it "To Those Who Died For the Freedom of Ukraine". On October 14, 2017, the
Embassy of Russia in Ottawa's
Twitter account posted images of the monuments, alongside a bust of
Roman Shukhevych in
Edmonton, with a caption referring to them as "monuments to Nazi collaborators." Alexandra Chyczij, vice president of the
Ukrainian Canadian Congress, called these claims "long-disproven fabrications".
John-Paul Himka, a University of Alberta scholar, stated about these monuments, “The fact is the Ukrainian government and the diaspora have been honouring Holocaust perpetrators and war criminals for a long time.” Author
Per Anders Rudling has also stated on the topic "Unfortunately, the Ukrainian-Canadian organizations have not shown real readiness to discuss these issues... On the whole there's a great deal of resistance". and refused to release images of the graffiti. Halton police later stated that the graffiti may have been targeting Ukrainians either as a whole or in the area, and during the investigation they did not "consider that the identifiable group targeted by the graffiti was Nazis.". Police Chief Tanner further questioned the existence of the monument, stating on X, “The most unfortunate part of all this is that any such monument would exist in the first place.”. In July 2020, Halton Regional Police released a statement saying that the message written on a controversial monument was no longer being considered a hate offence. In February 2024, the cenotaph displaying the emblem of
14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Galician) was removed, but it may be returned at some point in time. == Notable burials ==