Governor General David Johnston and Sharon Johnston will travel to France to take part in special events commemorating the 95th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. They will visit the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, the organization that maintains gravesites in France. The French office employs some 420 people, most of whom are gardeners forming … Read more
Governor General David Johnston and Sharon Johnston will travel to France to take part in special events commemorating the 95th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. They will visit the Bois-Carre British Cemetery in Thélus, a township of Vimy, where more than 200 Canadians are buried. The Johnstons will then take part in a … Read more
Governor General David Johnston and Sharon Johnston will travel to France to take part in special events commemorating the 95th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. They will join thousands of Canadian students for a cultural evening with the theme of celebrating the birth of a nation. Johnston will deliver a speech. Musical acts … Read more
Governor General David Johnston and Sharon Johnston will travel to France to take part in special events commemorating the 95th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. They will be invited to a reception hosted by Secretary of State for Defence and Veterans Affairs Marc Laffineur. Johnston will deliver a speech. The event will take … Read more
Governor General David Johnston and Sharon Johnston will travel to France to take part in special events commemorating the 95th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. They will take part in the remembrance ceremony in honour of the 95th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. Johnston will deliver a speech during which he … Read more
Governor General David Johnston and Sharon Johnston will travel to France to take part in special events commemorating the 95th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. They will visit the Wellington Quarry, a historic underground site that allows visitors to share the experience of thousands of soldiers before the offensive of April 9, 1917. … Read more
Governor General David Johnston and Sharon Johnston will travel to France to take part in special events commemorating the 95th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. They will take part in a ceremony at the Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial in the presence of thousands of young Canadians. Johnston will deliver a speech. Call 613-998-7280.
Governor General David Johnston and Veterans Affairs Minister Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, QC) will participate in a commemorative ceremony at the Canadian National Vimy Memorial, in France, to mark the 95th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. The event will be held at the Canadian National Vimy Memorial, Vimy, France. Call 613-992-7468.
The Parliamentary Mission to the country that will next hold the European Presidency and the Second Part of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe will take place in Nicosia, Cyprus and Strasbourg, France. More information is available online.
Veterans Affairs Minister Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, QC) will lead a delegation to France to commemorate the 95th anniversary of the Battles of the Somme and Beaumont-Hamel. Call 613-992-7468.
