Vimy Ridge

• Edmonton student one of 20 selected for Vimy Pilgrimage Award

  "The chance to go and learn about things in person instead of a textbook or a YouTube video was really exciting,” said Surukanti.

  Education

  Apr 18
  
• Vandalism of Canadian National Vimy Memorial condemned by minister

  The minister of veterans affairs said the Canadian government, which maintains the Vimy Ridge memorial, is working with French authorities to find the alleged vandal.

  Canada

  Aug 16, 2023
  
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• Teenagers dedicate 1 year to creating Vimy Ridge model for Saskatoon museum

  A model created by a group of youth for the Saskatoon Museum of Military Artifacts honours the Saskatchewan and Manitoba boys who contributed to the Vimy Ridge battle of WWI.

  Canada

  Jul 20, 2023
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• Vancouver band shares WWI soldier’s songs in Southern Interior tour

  The songs of soldiers who fought in the First World War are being brought up from the trenches and to the stage by Vancouver-based folk quartet, The Fugitives.

  Entertainment

  Nov 5, 2022
• Annual Field of Crosses display back at Kelowna, B.C. park

  Kelowna, B.C.'s Field of Crosses display honouring fallen soldiers in conjunction with to Remembrance Day will be in place until Nov. 12.

  Canada

  Nov 2, 2022
• Royal Legion commemorates 105th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge

  The Battle of Vimy Ridge, which began on April 9, 1917, was the first time Canadians from coast to coast fought together against a common enemy.

  Canada

  Apr 9, 2022
• Game on: Edmonton’s Vimy Ridge Academy to offer Esports program

  An Edmonton school that's known for its high-performing athletes wants to help usher in the next generation of Esports players to the competitive circuit.

  Canada

  Apr 4, 2022
• Edmonton students to commemorate Battle of Vimy Ridge online after COVID-19 cancels their trip

  Two Edmonton students who won the Vimy Pilgrimage Award were supposed to go to Belgium and France for a week leading up to Vimy Ridge Day. The trip was put on hold because of COVID-19.

  Canada

  Apr 9, 2020
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• Remembering the Canadians who served in the First World War — the ‘war to end all wars’

  On the 11th day of the 11th month the veterans speak to us, and it's our duty to listen.

  Canada

  Nov 8, 2019
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• Canada’s forgotten battle: Honouring the legacy of Hill 70, more than a century later

  An impressive five-hectare memorial to the Battle of Hill 70 is finally open in northern France, 102 years after the events of August 1917.

  Canada

  Oct 2, 2019