It’s a journey that has been many years in the making. After a torch-lighting at the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill, a moment of silence at the nearby National War Memorial and a send-off at Perley Health’s veterans’ centre on Monday, it finally gets underway. Read More
Source: Visit the Ottawa Citizen for more!
Torch-lighting ceremony to mark beginning of pilgrimage by descendants of Canadian soldiers who helped liberate the Netherlands
More from Local NewsMore posts in Local News »
- It's business as usual (sort of) for derecho-ravaged sugar bushes as farmers gear up for syrup season
- Chilly Polar Plunge warms hearts at Algonquin College Saturday
- Firefighters handle garage fire in Barrhaven
- Weather: Texas low hits a pause, more snow expected Saturday afternoon
- Ottawa police constable demoted for nine months for discreditable conduct and insubordination
More from memorialMore posts in memorial »
More from National War MemorialMore posts in National War Memorial »
- Police outnumber bikers at 'Rolling Thunder' ceremony as speakers evoke memory of 'Freedom Convoy' protests
- War Memorial ceremony marks 105th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge
- Afghan-Canadians honour veterans' sacrifice, demand action from government
- Police clear out tent protest at Confederation Square early Saturday
- No specifics from feds on ouster of tent encampment from war memorial
More from NetherlandsMore posts in Netherlands »
More from Remembrance DayMore posts in Remembrance Day »
- We Are The Dead: The Ottawa Citizen's annual act of remembrance
- Remembrance Day ceremony 'back in full,' Royal Canadian Legion says
- 'Now boys, we're gonna charge.' The life story of unknown Canadian hero: Lt. Robert James McCormick
- RCAF fly-pasts set for Remembrance Day in various communities across the country
- At 95, Ottawa Bomber Command veteran recalls harrowing night flights, German attacks
More from Second World WarMore posts in Second World War »
- Remembrance Day docu-musical inspired by Second World War letters
- Princess Margriet's five-day visit to honour Netherlands-Canada bond
- 'Now boys, we're gonna charge.' The life story of unknown Canadian hero: Lt. Robert James McCormick
- Burtch: Remembrance Day – Learning the stories of our soldiers in the post-world-war period
- 'They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old': Ottawa's newest centenarian continues to pass the torch
Be First to Comment