Annual Candlelight Tribute to honour Canada’s fallen heroes and Veterans
Media Advisory
Ottawa – Sherry Romanado, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, His Worship Jim Watson, Mayor of Ottawa and Mr. Mark O’Neill, President and CEO of the Canadian Museum of History and Canadian War Museum, will attend a Candlelight Tribute to honour our country’s fallen heroes and Veterans, and pass the torch of remembrance to youth.
Location: Canadian War Museum
1 Vimy Place
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0M8
Date: Monday, November 6, 2017
Time: 7:00 p.m. EST (ceremony begins)
8:30 p.m. EST (reception begins)
9:00 p.m. EST (reception ends)
This Veterans’ Week, express your gratitude and appreciation for Canadian Armed Forces members, Veterans, Royal Canadian Mounted Police members, and all of those who have given their lives in service, who come from diverse ethnic, linguistic, cultural and regional backgrounds. Join the conversation on social media by using the hashtags #CanadaRemembers and #Passchendaele100, or visit canada.ca/canada-remembers.
Media inquiries:
Media Relations
Veterans Affairs Canada
613-992-7468
vac.media-medias.acc@vac-acc.gc.ca
Alex Wellstead
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Veterans Affairs
613-996-4649