Tag Archives: Vimy Foundation

Funding for Vimy Foundation’s youth leadership commemorative and educational initiatives

Posted on March 31, 2023 by Gail Dever

The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, yesterday announced funding of up to $241,000 for the Vimy Foundation over the next year to support their project, The Spirit of Vimy: Highlighting Youth Leadership and … Continue reading →

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Majority of Canadians support budget increases to maintain military grave markers in Canada

Posted on November 9, 2017 by Gail Dever

This year marks the centenary of two significant battles of the First World War in which Canadian troops participated. A new Ipsos survey for the Vimy Foundation found that half of Canadians (49%) know that one of them is the Battle of Vimy … Continue reading →

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Newly colourized WWI photos added to Vimy Foundation website

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Gail Dever

The Vimy Foundation has posted two dozen colourized First World War photos on its website — the first in a series of 150 images. The foundation’s First World War in Colour project will eventually consist of 150 colourized images to … Continue reading →

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