HIGHLIGHTS

With guidance from Liberation Route Europe, VVV (Dutch Tourist Information), KWBN (Dutch Walking League), battlefield tour guides, and the Canadian Embassy in The Netherlands, IOFF highlights include:
  • A 60 km pilgrimage (over 3 days) along routes taken by the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Canadian Divisions 

  • Guidance from professional battlefield guides

  • Flower Ceremony at Groesbeek Cemetery 

  • Candlelight Vigil

  • Nijmegen Sunset March

  • NL Remembrance Day Ceremony at Holten Cemetery

  • Liberation Day Party in Almen

  • Apeldoorn Liberation Festivities

  • Canadian Camp at the Royal Family’s Palace (Het Loo)

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    Filming IOFF Mini documentary!
    IOFF
    • Dec 13, 2021
    • 1 min

    Filming IOFF Mini documentary!

    The Dutch crew of Orange Films is currently shooting a mini documentary about IOFF.
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    CBC News! Remembrance Torch project marks 75th anniversary of Dutch liberation
    IOFF
    • Nov 4, 2020
    • 1 min

    CBC News! Remembrance Torch project marks 75th anniversary of Dutch liberation

    Karen Hunter had plans to go to the Netherlands earlier this year to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Dutch liberation during the...
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    The Canadian Remembrance Torch
    IOFF
    • Feb 17, 2020
    • 1 min

    The Canadian Remembrance Torch

    Help IOFF carry the first-ever Canadian Remembrance Torch to show our veterans that we, as the next generation, will never forget. The...
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    Maybe you can help?
    IOFF
    • Feb 10, 2020
    • 1 min

    Maybe you can help?

    IOFF's founder Karen Hunter was interviewed by Guelph Today last week asking Guelph families to help her find information about the 13...
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    Veterans daughter organizes walk in Netherlands for 75th anniversary of Dutch liberation.
    IOFF
    • Oct 19, 2019
    • 1 min

    Veterans daughter organizes walk in Netherlands for 75th anniversary of Dutch liberation.

    Karen Hunter says the entire event was created in the process of learning more about her father. Guelph resident Karen Hunter is rallying...
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    The Boot of Remembrance
    IOFF
    • Sep 16, 2019
    • 1 min

    The Boot of Remembrance

    IOFF’s Karen Hunter received the Boot of Remembrance pin on Friday when she dropped by Guelph Legion’s Branch 234 to congratulate the...
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    From Guelph to the Netherlands: Pilgrimage planned to honour 75th anniversary of liberation
    IOFF
    • Sep 9, 2019
    • 1 min

    From Guelph to the Netherlands: Pilgrimage planned to honour 75th anniversary of liberation

    Guelph’s Karen Hunter is following in her late father’s footsteps next year and she expects to feel many, many things. “It’s hard to find...
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