"Notre Place" is a monument in downtown that celebrates the French-speaking community and its culture in Ontario. It displays the Franco-Ontarian flag symbols of fleur-de-lys (Lily Flower) and Trillium flower on the symbolic stainless steel trees over and over again.
By the way "Notre Place" just means "Our place" in French. Same as in the "Notre-Dame de Paris" Cathedral which means "Our Lady of Paris", referring to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The monument name is from a 1989 song by Paul Demers and François Dubé.
Franco-Ontarien – Notre place Song
Lyrics - Our Place
To no longer have
Our language in our pockets
I will sing, I will sing
Whether you come from Pointe-aux-Roches or Orleans
I will sing, I will sing
To put accents where it is needed
You have to get up, you have to celebrate
Our place
Today for tomorrow
Our place
For a better future
Our place
Yes, let's give our hand
Our place
It comes from the heart
Whether you come from Lafontaine or North Bay
I will sing, I will sing
In order to bring us closer
From here to Fauquier
I will sing, I will sing
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