The Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health, Minister Responsible for Northern Alberta and Member of Parliament for Edmonton¿Spruce Grove, today announced Government of Canada funding to the Maskekowsak Cultural Society to support their Remembrance Day activities.
Dean Allison, Member of Parliament for Niagara West–Glanbrook, today announced Government of Canada support for a Remembrance Day ceremony presented by the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum. MP Allison made the announcement on behalf of the Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs.
Cathy McLeod, Member of Parliament for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo, today announced Government of Canada support for the restoration and beautification of the Memorial Hill Park Cenotaph and surrounding area.
Today, on behalf of the Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs, Pierre Lemieux, Member of Parliament for Glengarry–Prescott–Russell, will join His Excellency Hee-yong Cho, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea in Canada, His Worship Jim Watson, Mayor of Ottawa, and local Veterans at a commemorative wreath-laying ceremony, known as Turn to Busan, held at the Ottawa City Hall to pay tribute to the more than 26,000 Canadians who served in the Korean War.
The Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs, will honour members of the Toronto Emergency Medical Services Veterans Support Team for the care they provided Canadian Veterans who travelled back to the beaches of Normandy, earlier this year, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy.
The Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs, today announced that the Government of Canada will rededicate the National War Memorial as part of the annual Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa.
Ted Falk, Member of Parliament for Provencher, today announced Government of Canada funding to the Village of St-Pierre-Jolys in support of their 2014 Remembrance Day activities.
On behalf of the Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs, Erin O'Toole, Member of Parliament for Durham, will attend the Law Society of Upper Canada's annual Remembrance Day Service.
Randy Kamp, Member of Parliament for Pitt Meadows–Maple Ridge–Mission, today announced Government of Canada funding for a commemorative musical revue. MP Kamp made the announcement on behalf of the Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs.