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Publishing date: Jul 13, 2021  â¢Â 1 hour ago  â¢Â 5 minute read Eleanor Milne was Canadaâs Dominion Sculptor from 1961 to 1993. Wayne Hiebert/Postmedia Network Photo by Wayne Hiebert /Postmedia Network
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With her hammer and chisel, the first female Dominion Sculptor carved chunks and slabs of limestone into lively relief sculptures. Imbuing the Canadian spirit into rock, she and her team created images of royalty, flowers and plants, animals, soldiers, Indigenous Peoples and much more. Chiselling her soul into every design for three decades, the work of Eleanor Milne warms the hearts of all who visit the Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings.