Nichola Goddard - Tributes

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  • Nichola Goddard’s name was etched on the Memorial Arch at Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario
  • Classmates and Friends of Capt. Nichola Goddard at Royal Military College of Canada remembered her in the e-veritas alumni magazine
  • Light Up Papua New Guinea is an international development project by the University of Calgary’s Light Up the World Foundation and the family of Capt. Nichola Goddard in her honour. The goal is for nearly 2,000 non-polluting solar-powered lighting systems in first aid posts will replace hazardous kerosene lamps.
  • Captain Nichola K.S. Goddard Memorial Scholarship Fund
  • Trig Goddard. In November 2006, her colleagues at CFB Shilo dedicated a trig marker on the base to Nichola in a ceremony attended by more than 600 soldiers (A trig marker is a survey point that fixes one’s location and orientation and is used for navigation). Trig Goddard would serve as a constant reminder of Nichola’s sacrifice. Captain Sean Tremblay wrote, “By naming one of these markers after Nichola we will be using the memory of our friend, and of her sacrifice, to help us fix our path as we try to make moral decisions just actions, to guide us and help us keep doing what is good and right.” SUNRAY: The Death and Life of Captain Nichola Goddard, by Valerie Fortney. p. 302. / ISBN 1-55470-300-X / ISBN 978-1-55470-300-5
  • A tree was planted in memory of Captain Nichola Goddard at Fish Creek Provincial Park.
  • The Captain Nichola Goddard Memorial Trophy awarded to the top CF Women's Soccer Team performing in the CF regional tournament.
  • Captain Nichola K.S. Goddard Memorial Sword is presented to the best Regular Officer Training Plan artillery senior cadet at Royal Military College of Canada to carry in their fourth year.
  • Her death inspired Canadian band The Trews to write their song "Highway of Heroes."
  • Her high school, Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional High School, has a memorial plaque hung in the main foyer in memory and honour.
  • A new mid-shore Canadian Coast Guard patrol vessel will be named after her.
  • There is a new middle school in Calgary, Alberta that is named Captain Nichola Goddard.
  • A slow air titled "Lament for Captain Goddard" dedicated to Captain Goddard for highland bagpipe was composed by Jeff McCarthy of the Canadian Black Watch

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