woensdag 19 november 2008
Tijd heelt alle wonden, maar dreigt ook het offer uit te wissen
Een pakkende 'letter to the editor' over 'de tijd' die de betekenis van 11.11.11 dreigt uit te wissen lees je HIER
vrijdag 14 november 2008
Actie 'Duizend vlaggen voor duizend Canadese levens' groot succes

donderdag 13 november 2008
Gesneuvelde Canadezen herdacht in Ontario

zaterdag 8 november 2008
83-year old Aboriginal Glengarry Hero visits Canadian Senate

vrijdag 7 november 2008
Glens' sacrifices haven't been forgotten

With Remembrance Day approaching I feel a need to express myself about a recent tour my wife and I took with Jolly tours called "Following the Glens 2008". It took us on the route the Glengarry Highlanders followed during the Second World War which my father and uncle were part of. We landed in England where the Glens had trained for a number of years then across the channel to Juno beach where the D-Day invasion took place. We visited a number of Canadian war cemeteries including Beny-sur-mer where my uncle is buried. My father never had a chance to visit his brother's gravesite before he passed away, so this was a very emotional moment.
Receptions were held in just about every town we visited and the people went out of their way to welcome us. In the town of Urville the children came out waving Canadian flags and after the ceremony they sang O Canada and gave us cards that they had made. Some members of the group gave the children Canada lapel pins and they were all very happy. The town's people even invited some of us into their homes. Dr. Jean Pierre Benamou a friend of the Glens gave up three days of his busy schedule to show us around sites of Normandy where the Glens had fought, one of which was the Abbaye D'Ardenne where 20 Canadian soldiers were murdered, including two Glens, Lt. F. Williams and L Cpl. G. Pollard. We made our way up through France with a stop at Dieppe and into Belgium where we visited Ypres and walked into a shop were we met the owner Steve Douglas, director of the Maple Leaf Legacy Project. He then closed up his shop and jumped onto our bus and showed us around the surrounding area of Ypres where major battles took place involving the Canadians during the First World War. We also visited Vimy Ridge. We made our way into Holland and it was the same story. Towns held luncheons for us. People hung Canadian flags from their balcony, streets named in honour of fallen Glens.
When people found out you were Canadian they shook your hand and wanted to talk to you.
Receptions were held in just about every town we visited and the people went out of their way to welcome us. In the town of Urville the children came out waving Canadian flags and after the ceremony they sang O Canada and gave us cards that they had made. Some members of the group gave the children Canada lapel pins and they were all very happy. The town's people even invited some of us into their homes. Dr. Jean Pierre Benamou a friend of the Glens gave up three days of his busy schedule to show us around sites of Normandy where the Glens had fought, one of which was the Abbaye D'Ardenne where 20 Canadian soldiers were murdered, including two Glens, Lt. F. Williams and L Cpl. G. Pollard. We made our way up through France with a stop at Dieppe and into Belgium where we visited Ypres and walked into a shop were we met the owner Steve Douglas, director of the Maple Leaf Legacy Project. He then closed up his shop and jumped onto our bus and showed us around the surrounding area of Ypres where major battles took place involving the Canadians during the First World War. We also visited Vimy Ridge. We made our way into Holland and it was the same story. Towns held luncheons for us. People hung Canadian flags from their balcony, streets named in honour of fallen Glens.
When people found out you were Canadian they shook your hand and wanted to talk to you.
This Remembrance Day will be very special as I have never felt so proud of what our fathers, uncles, brothers did.
Proud to be Canadian.
Ray Poitras, Cornwall
dinsdag 4 november 2008
Meer deelnemers aan Canadese Bevrijdingsmars


dinsdag 28 oktober 2008
Canadees Wandelweekend 2008

Zaterdag 1 november: Monumententocht
De Monumententocht is een wandeling door Knokke-Heist met bijzondere aandacht voor de monumenten ter nagedachtenis van de Eerste en Tweede Wereldoorlog. De wandelaars kunnen kiezen tussen 6, 10, 15 of 21 km. Er kan vrij gestart worden tussen 9 en 14 uur. Inschrijven kan enkel op 1 november aan de start. Deelnemen kan voor 1,50 EUR, incl. zelfklever. Deze tocht komt in aanmerking voor de Wandeltrofee van de Krant van West-Vlaanderen.
Zondag 2 november: Knokke - Oosthoek - Knokke: 13 km en Knokke - Retranchement - Knokke: 18 km
De Mini-Bevrijdingsmars laat de wandelaars eerst kennis maken met het mondaine Zoute. De wandeling gaat verder richting het Zwin. De omloop van 13 km keert via de Hazegraspolder terug richting Oosthoek, terwijl de deelnemers aan de 18 km, verder stappen op de Internationale Dijk tot aan het Retranchement (NL). Op de terugweg richting Knokke wordt samen gewandeld met de deelnemers aan de 33 km. Er kan vrij gestart worden tussen 10 en 14 uur. Inschrijven kan enkel op 2 november aan de start. Deelnemen kan voor 1,50 EUR, incl. zelfklever.
Zondag 2 november: Hoofdplaat - Knokke: 35ste Canadese Bevrijdingsmars: 33 km
De wandeling start aan de Westerscheldedijk in Hoofdplaat. Via tal van dijken gaat de tocht richting Oostburg. Het tweede deel van de mars gaat via Zuidzande en Terhofstede naar het Retranchement, een typisch dorpje met een omwalling, daterend uit de Spaanse bezetting. Via de Hickmanbrug, genoemd naar een gesneuvelde Canadese sergeant, trekt men de Belgische grens over richting Oosthoek en Knokke. De deelnemers kunnen zich 's morgens met eigen vervoer naar Hoofdplaat begeven of kunnen met de bus naar Hoofdplaat vervoerd worden. De bussen vertrekken tussen 7.30 en 8.30 uur aan de start- en aankomstplaats op het Alfred Verweeplein in Knokke. Er kan te Hoofdplaat vrij gestart worden tussen 8 en 10 uur. Opgelet! Er is geen afstempeling tijdens de korte plechtigheid. Onderweg is er gratis koffie voorzien voor alle deelnemers.
Deelname Canadese Bevrijdingsmars:7,50 EUR: badge + zelfklever + bus (Knokke - Hoofdplaat vanaf 7.30 uur)6,00 EUR: zelfklever + bus (Knokke - Hoofdplaat vanaf 7.30 uur)4,50 EUR: badge + zelfklever (eigen vervoer)1,50 EUR: zelfklever (eigen vervoer)
Voorinschrijven Canadese Bevrijdingsmars: Om deel te nemen is men verplicht zich vooraf in te schrijven, uiterlijk tegen 29 oktober. Dit kan door het overmaken van het inschrijvingsgeld op rekening 088-2219155-81 of 1133.01.391 (Rabobank West-Zeeuws-Vlaanderen) op naam van Bevrijdingsmars Knokke-Heist. De inschrijvingskaarten worden per post toegezonden. Inschrijven kan ook tijdens de kantooruren (8.30 - 12 uur en 13.30 - 17.30 uur) bij de Sportdienst van Knokke-Heist, sporthal De Stormmeeuw, Edward Verheyestraat 14, 8300 Knokke-Heist.
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