Announcing our 2018 Beaverbrook Vimy Prize Recipients!

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2018 Beaverbrook Vimy Prize! 16 students were selected to participate in an immersive educational program in England, Belgium, and France. From August 9-23, 2018, they will learn about the interwoven history of our countries during the First and Second World Wars.

Ghalia Aamer – Edmonton, AB
Laetitia Champenois Pison – Montreal, QC
Cassidy Choquette – Steinbach, MB
John Evans – Victoria, BC
Alix Gravel – Cowansville, QC
Anna Hoimyr – Gladmar, SK
Mayra Alejandra Largo Alvarez – London, ON
Stanford Li – Beaconsfield, QC
Isabella MacKay – Ottawa, ON
Cassandre Onteniente – Region Occitanie, France
Brooke Reid – St. Andrews, NB
Hanna Rogers – Kinkora, PE
Kelsey Ross – Burin, NL
Gordon Simpson – Edinburgh, Scotland
Caroline Tolton – North York, ON
Rachel Woodruff – Chemainus, BC

 

There were so many impressive applications that once again our task was extremely difficult, and we thank all who applied.

This program is made possible due to generous support from the Beaverbrook Canadian Foundation.

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The 2018 Vimy Reception

 

Nearly 200 government officials, business leaders, military personnel, and students attended the eighth annual Vimy Reception at the stunning Embassy of France on May 1. Thank you to our host, Her Excellency Kareen Rispal, Ambassador of France to Canada, and to our guest speakers: Tim Cook, CM, Canadian War Museum; and Damien Pilon, 2018 Vimy Pilgrimage Award winner.

 

“Thank you to all who joined us for helping to celebrate not only Canada’s legacy of leadership, innovation, and teamwork, but also the cultural heritage of the beautiful monument itself. Let’s continue to share the many stories that make Vimy such an iconic milestone for our country!” 

– Bruce R. Burrows, Chair of the 2018 Vimy Reception Committee

“Today, we are here to remember the Canadians and the French who fought a century ago, and it is our mission to prevent what happened to them from happening again. We will not forget them, and their memory will remind us of our duty to preserve peace.”

– Damien Pilon, 2018 Vimy Pilgrimage Award winner

 

Thank you to our event sponsors:
A special thank you to Sakto Corporation for their ongoing support of the 137 Ashbury Royal Canadian Dragoons Army Cadets who were able to join us again this year.

 

Support the Vimy Legacy Fund
Help us fund our Vimy Pilgrimage Award, which sends 20 outstanding young Canadians, like Damien, to walk through the footsteps of history in Canada’s most notable First World War sites each April.

 

Great War in Colour exhibit featured
Learn more about our First World War in Colour project and browse additional colourized images on our website.

 

Watch ‘Return to Vimy’
During the Vimy Reception, we screened this short film produced by the Vimy Foundation in partnership with the National Film Board of Canada. Watch ‘Return to Vimy’

 

Learn more about the Vimy Foundation Centennial Park
The Vimy Foundation Centennial Park is currently being built on a dedicated piece of land adjacent to the Canadian National Vimy Memorial in France. It will feature 100 Centennial Trees, each a descendant of a ‘Vimy Oak’ acorn which fell during the Battle of Vimy Ridge.

 

 

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