HALIFAX, NS — Media are invited to join the Honourable Rob Moore, Regional Minister for New Brunswick and Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency), in attending a commemoration ceremony for the Afghanistan Memorial Vigil (AMV) at the Fredericton Convention Centre on October 1st at 10:00 a.m. The commemoration ceremony is the commencement event for the AMV visit to Fredericton.
The memorial vigil consists of the original memorial plaques (engraved granite) from the Kandahar Airfield Cenotaph and is well known to veterans of the Afghanistan Campaign. It was repatriated at the end of the mission and is now travelling across Canada before its permanent installation in Ottawa, Ontario.
Media representatives wishing to attend the ceremony are asked to confirm their attendance with Captain Kimberly Lemaire at (902) 427-3781 or Kimberly.Lemaire@forces.gc.ca.
Attending media are asked to arrive no later than 9:40 a.m. (AST). No media accreditation is required but pre-identification is requested. Interviews with willing participants can be facilitated onsite.
After the ceremony and private viewing for families of the fallen, the AMV will be relocated to the Centennial building at 670 King Street, where it will be available for public viewing, on October 1st from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and on October 2nd to 41th from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
www.forces.gc.ca/en/honours-history-military-memorials/Afghanistan-memorial-vigil.page
