In 1880, Dr. William Wakeham bought a house in Gaspé. Few months later, he becomes an inspector for the fishing done in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and in Labrador for the Government of Canada.

This statue, done by Roger Langevin in 2014, recalls the important role of Dr. Wakeham in the claim of the North by Canada on August 17, 1897. The crew left Baffin Island on board of the SS Diana with the mandate to reinforce the ownership of Canada on this arctic territory almost unhabited.

William Wakeham spent his last years in the residence that now bears his name.