by Sylvain Delisle | Nov 1, 2022 | Remembrance Day, Uncategorized, Veteran Entrepreneur
When I was in school, the teacher’s answer for “why we observe Remembrance Day” was, “Remembrance Day is a memorial day observed by Canadians and other members of the commonwealth since the end of the first world war to remember all those who...
by Sylvain Delisle | Nov 10, 2021 | Canada House, Canadian Veterans, Remembrance Day, WWI
To honour the 913 fallen Canadians and their allies who bravely fought and died on the beaches of Dieppe, France, and elsewhere overseas between 1939 to 1945, a Cenotaph was constructed at Dieppe, NB’s City Hall. Formally known as Leger’s Corner, the name Dieppe was...
by Sylvain Delisle | Sep 11, 2021 | Canada House, Canadian Veterans, News, Remembrance Day, Remembrance of the Dead, September 11, Veteran's Affairs Canada
September 11, 2021, marks a somber anniversary. Twenty years ago, in 2001, terrorists hijacked three airplanes and used them as weapons and diversions to attack the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. A fourth plane crashed into a field...
by Sylvain Delisle | May 8, 2020 | Bevrijdingsdag, Liberation day, Remembrance Day, Remembrance of the Dead, VE Day, Veteran's Affairs Canada, Wilhelmus
Today May 8th we celebrate the end of the second world war in Europe. It will be 75 years ago that this event took place. I honor all the men and woman of a special generation, who served in any capacity to make this happen. This is recognized as V.E. day or...
