Commemorative ceremony marking the Battle of Arras and Vimy Ridge April 9, 2022, 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Canadian National Vimy Memorial Commemorative ceremony marking the Battle of Arras and the capture of Vimy Ridge on April 9, 1917. Accompanied by the music of the Orchestre d’harmonie d’Arras, this ceremony will immerse participants in the […]
Thomas Bullock was born on March 29th, 1879 in Manchester, England. In 1914, he was married and lived in the neighborhood of Pointe St-Charles in Montréal, where he was employed as an ironworker. He enlisted on March 19th, 1915, and joined the 24th Canadian battalion. On September 15th, 1916, his battalion was engaged in the […]
Ben, Clara, Alinah, Marie-Pierre, Zoé, Carly et Charlotte On Saturday, February 26th, we had the joy of welcoming the new students guides to start an almost normal year ! They received training in managing the cash register in the boutique of the Visitor Education Centre. We found them full of energy and ready to inform future […]
The Veterans Affairs Canada hires students from the whole Canadian territory in order to employ them as guides at Canadian National Vimy Memorial and at Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial. These guides welcome visitors from the whole world ; they give informations about the military history of Canada, so that the visitors can understand and appreciate the […]
On November 10th, 2021, we held the final Guides medal ceremony of the year. During this event, Philippe Martin, our President, made a point of personnally thanking each guide having worked at the reception of visitors on the sites of Beaumont-Hamel and Vimy. Three Board members, Christine Dupayage, Anne Dubuc and Raymond Miklic, accompanied by […]
A ceremony was held on Nov. 11th, 2021 at the site of The Canadian National Vimy Memorial to celebrate the memory of the men and women who served their country and sacrificed themselves in the name of peace and freedom. This commemoration is called in Canada Remembrance Day. Ocel Dauphinais-Matheson, our master of ceremonies, invited […]
A small group of members of our association participated in the ceremony at Beaumont-Hamel this Sunday, November 7th, 2021. The weather was perfect, we even enjoyed some rays of sunshine. The “Somme Battlefield Pipe Band” accompanied this tribute with pipes and drums. Mrs. Anne Dubuc, our assistant secretary, accompanied by Mrs.Véronique Valet, worthily represented our […]
Sunday october 17th, 2021 An exceptional visit was organized on the site of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial by Lt.Colonel Dubois, Commander of the 430th Tactical Helicopter Squadron. Three aircraft, CH -146 Griffons, from the squadron installed at Canadian Forces Base Valcartier {Quebec}, flew over the Memorial site and finally landed on the esplanade in […]
2Lt Thibault Rondel, Matthieu D’Amour, Kim Germain, Kellie Evers, Anne & Fabrice Dubuc, Harmonie Harris, 2Lt Nabil Allou On Sunday, October 10th, 2021, we welcomed the new guides to train them in managing the cash register at the boutique of the Visitor Education Centre. On this occasion, we had the good surprise to count in […]
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