PRESS BLOG | In Our Fathers' Footsteps

Aug 19, 20191 min

"I'm just so darn grateful..."

IOFF organizer, Karen Hunter, was honoured to meet WWII veteran, Don White, at Toronto’s Warriors’ Day Parade on Saturday. Don recently...

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In Our Fathers' Footsteps

Aug 15, 20191 min

Issue #1 - HQ Dispatch has been sent!

Go check your inbox! HQ Dispatch is the official Newsletter of IOFF. Today, all subscribers received the very first edition of our...

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Meet IOFF's organizer Karen at The Warriors' Day Parade!

In Our Fathers' Footsteps

Aug 15, 20191 min

Meet IOFF's organizer Karen at The Warriors' Day Parade!

This Saturday (August 17th), meet Karen Hunter at this special 98th D-Day edition of The Warriors’ Day Parade in Toronto! She's happy to...

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In Our Fathers' Footsteps

Aug 9, 20191 min

Liberation fire lit by mayor Wageningen

In May of this year, Mayor Geert van Rumund of Wageningen lit the liberation fire at exactly 5 o'clock on Saturday 5 May Square in his...

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A new veteran tulip called the Don White Tulip!

In Our Fathers' Footsteps

Aug 1, 20191 min

A new veteran tulip called the Don White Tulip!

In April, Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, officially christened the “Don White Tulip”, after Canadian Second World War...

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In Our Fathers' Footsteps

Jul 22, 20191 min

The story behind the Rememberance Poppy

The person who first introduced the Poppy to Canada and the Commonwealth was Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae of Guelph, Ontario, a...

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Canadian soldiers salute at Groesbeek War Cemetery

In Our Fathers' Footsteps

Jul 17, 20191 min

Canadian soldiers salute at Groesbeek War Cemetery

This Monday at the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek, Canadian soldiers (who are participating in the Nijmegen Four Days Marches)...

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In Our Fathers' Footsteps

Jul 3, 20191 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

In Our Fathers' Footsteps

Jul 3, 20191 min

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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In Our Fathers' Footsteps

Jun 5, 20192 min

Operation 3: Cannonshot

The beginning of Operation Cannonshot went off with barely a hitch as cover from artillery, bombers, and smoke screens shielded the...

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In Our Fathers' Footsteps

Jun 4, 20191 min

Operation 2: Veritable

Operation Veritable (also known as the Battle of the Reichswald) was the northern part of an Allied pincer movement that took place...

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In Our Fathers' Footsteps

Jun 3, 20191 min

Operation 1: Market Garden

Operation Market Garden was a failed World War II military operation fought in the Netherlands from 17 to 25 September 1944. It was the...

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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: