75th Anniversary Festivities 2020

Nov 11, 2020
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Today is Remembrance Day!

75 Remembrance Torches! A Special 75th Anniversary Tribute Honouring Canada’s Second World War Veterans. We are very proud of this...

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

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Nov 4, 2020
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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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Help finish our WWII veterans’ tribute before November 11th!

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Nov 2, 2020
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Help finish our WWII veterans’ tribute before November 11th!

Time is running out! Don’t miss your chance to be part of the WWII 75th Anniversary tribute—75 Remembrance Torches! Help finish our WWII...

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May 6 - The Canadian Remembrance Torch’s May 2020 Virtual Tour

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May 6, 2020
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May 6 - The Canadian Remembrance Torch’s May 2020 Virtual Tour

The small Dutch village of Etten will always remember their saviours, The South Saskatchewan Regiment. A local citizen even printed out...

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May 5 - The Canadian Remembrance Torch’s May 2020 Virtual Tour

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May 5, 2020
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May 5 - The Canadian Remembrance Torch’s May 2020 Virtual Tour

May 5 - The Canadian Remembrance Torch’s May 2020 Virtual Tour Today is May 5th and we celebrate our freedom and endless gratitude for...

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May 4 - The Canadian Remembrance Torch’s May 2020 Virtual Tour

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May 4, 2020
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May 4 - The Canadian Remembrance Torch’s May 2020 Virtual Tour

Dutch Remembrance Day. In the small Dutch town of Almen, Mrs. Pien Pon holds a private ceremony for the local civilians killed and the 40...

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May 3 - The Canadian Remembrance Torch’s May 2020 Virtual Tour

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May 3, 2020
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May 3 - The Canadian Remembrance Torch’s May 2020 Virtual Tour

Welcome Canadians! Doetinchem’s flags were out in full force for what would have been IOFF’s visit today, halfway into our 60km walk in...

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May 2 - The Canadian Remembrance Torch’s May 2020 Virtual Tour

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May 2, 2020
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May 2 - The Canadian Remembrance Torch’s May 2020 Virtual Tour

“We remember.” Standing beside The Liberation Stone in the small Dutch town of Megchelen, Liberation Committee Chairman, John Hendriksen,...

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Mar 11, 2020
1 min

Practice makes perfect!

In the meantime in the Netherlands... How awesome is this training footage, shot in a cold caravan storage? On May 2, we'll walk the...

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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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Dec 2, 2019
1 min

Look at that smile!

Our dear WWII veteran Don White is all smiles! So are we. On May 9th, 2020, we'll be attending the Canadian Liberation Festival in...

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“I feel so pumped up to be going back there...”

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Sep 24, 2019
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“I feel so pumped up to be going back there...”

Says Ernie Wiles, a WWII veteran and member of the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, one of hundreds of young men dropped into...

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Jul 3, 2019
1 min

Liberation Day in The Netherlands

In the Netherlands, Liberation Day (Dutch: Bevrijdingsdag) is celebrated each year on May the 5th to mark the end of the occupation by...

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Tulip events to mark 75th anniversary of Canada’s liberation of Holland

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Jul 3, 2019
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Tulip events to mark 75th anniversary of Canada’s liberation of Holland

Every year the Netherlands sends thousands of tulips to Canada in appreciation of Canada’s liberation of the country in World War II and...

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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:

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