Canadian Heroes

Chris Ecklund to light up Grand River
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Caledonia residents driving, walking or living along Caithness Street near the dam and train trestle were treated to an unexpected, unique surprise Sunday evening when the area was bathed with a beautiful display of multi-coloured lights. …read more

Today marks 97 years since the beginning of the Battle of Vimy Ridge in France, a historically significant clash for Canadians.

Read about it here. Why not?

Vimy Ridge
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The Battle of Vimy Ridge, during the First World War, is Canada’s most celebrated military victory — a sometimes mythologized symbol of the birth of Canadian national pride and awareness. …read more

Bravo Zula to Toronto City Councillor James Pasternak for his comments honouring Vimy Day.

Marking the Anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge
Toronto City Councillor James Pasternak marks the 97th anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, which commenced on April 9, 1917. …read more

A useful site for researching your grandfather’s service history during the Great War or the Second World War.

Home – Library and Archives Canada
www.bac-lac.gc.ca
Access online resources, services and the collection of Library and Archives Canada: Canadian documentary heritage (publications and records) providing knowledge about Canadian society and serving as the collective memory of the Government of Canada. …read more

Royal Canadian Navy Breaking News:

Her Majesty’s Canadian Ships (HMCS) Nanaimo and Whitehorse Return from Operation CARIBBE

April 7, 2014 – Ottawa

OTTAWA – Her Majesty’s Canadian Ships (HMCS) Nanaimo and Whitehorse returned today from a 5-week successful deployment on Operation CARIBBE. They were part of the Canadian Armed Forces’ (CAF) participation in the multinational campaign against illicit trafficking by transnational organized crime in the Caribbean basin and the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Source: Royal Canadian Navy, Ottawa …read more