Memorial Stained Glass Windows

The Nurse Memorial Window

(1928) Canadian Memorial Church, 15th Avenue and Burrard Street

This stained-glass window, erected by the Vancouver Unit of the Canadian Nursing Sisters Association, honours Nurses who served in World War I). It is one of 15 windows in the Canadian Memorial Church, was erected as a “Memorial to Peace.”

Designer of the window was Jack Ramsdon of the British Society of Master Glass Painters.

In 1989, the window needed restoration and a note card showing this picture was produced by the Nursing Sisters Association, Vancouver Unit, to raise funds to restore the window and provide for its perpetual maintenance. By 1992, sale of these cards had also provided funds for a scholarship through the Canadian Nurses Association. In 1992, the B.C. History of Nursing Group took over distribution of these cards to promote nursing history.