JASON SETNYK
The City of Cornwall has honoured longtime crossing guard Rose Durley with a commemorative bench and plaque at the corner of Sydney and Third Streets, recognizing her remarkable 50 years of keeping generations of children safe on their way to and from school. Family, friends, neighbours, and former students gathered for the unveiling.
Mayor Justin Towndale called Durley’s milestone “an incredible commitment and dedication,” noting that crossing guards are often “the first person children see in the morning and the last on their way home.”
Artist Pierre Giroux created the artwork for the plaque, a pastel winter streetscape based on an archival photo that shows Durley in her familiar post, chatting with children as she walks them across the street. Speaking at the ceremony, neighbour Jesse Good described Durley as kind, strong, and fiercely dependable. “For 50 years, Rose has been guiding and protecting generations of Cornwall’s children right here at this very spot,” Good said. Rose was clearly moved as she received recognition from the mayor and saw the plaque unveiled in her honour. “When I start something, I finish it,” Durley said reflecting on her half-century of service.
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