Cache contains pins and a $5 Safeway Certificate for First to
Find. This 13 acre park on the banks of Truro Creek is a showpiece
with ancient trees, plantings of blue spruce and clump birch, wild
roses, an ornamental footbridge, and rolling landscape. Peter Bruce
originally settled the land in the 1850's. In 1928 and 1929, the
City of St. James acquired the bulk of the land. A cenotaph was
erected in 1936 as a centrepiece in the park to honour the soldiers
who fell in World War 1. This monument ultimately stood for more
than 50 years until frost damage destroyed it in the 1980's. In
1990, the original cenotaph was replaced, at the initiative of the
St. James Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion, by a replica that
honoured the veterans of the three major wars in this century. In
1992, the "Friends of Bruce Park" were formed to help preserve and
protect the park. Bruce Park Features: Parking: The park has a
Parking Lot off of Albany St Distance: ~ 1 km worth of trails
within the park Surface Type: Asphalt Suitable For: Walking,
cycling Seasons: Open year around, regular trail users’ compact
snow in winter. Amenities: Playground, picnic tables, benches