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In March 1984, City Council hosted Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau, seen here with Mayor Art Eggleton, to turn the sod, beginning construction of the Peace Garden.
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In September 1984, City Council hosted Pope John Paul II to kindle the Peace Garden’s eternal flame with an ember brought from the Peace Park in Hiroshima and to pour water from Nagasaki into its pool.
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