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November 10, 2001 - Ottawa, Ontario - Eyes Front: Salute! - Veterans' Week is a time to acknowledge veterans' achievements and thank them for their sacrifices. It is also a time to show them a nation's gratitude by rededicating ourselves to their service and to addressing their needs. more»
November 9, 2001 - Ottawa, Ontario - "Light a Candle" - Hundreds of students and members of the local community gather in the auditorium of the Fisher Park Public School and Summit Alternative School in Ottawa, to pay tribute to Canada's veterans. more»
November 8, 2001 - Ottawa, Ontario - Veterans Honoured at City Hall - Citizens, and veterans from throughout the region, gather at Ottawa City Hall to hear the Mayor, His Worship Bob Chiarelli, declare Veterans' Week in the nation's capital. more»
November 7, 2001 - Ottawa, Ontario - Honour Before Glory - Tonight the National Archives of Canada presented the Ottawa premiere of the film Honour Before Glory. This documentary presents the story of Canada's one and only all-Black military battalion in the First World War, the No. 2 Construction Battalion. more»
November 6, 2001 - Ottawa, Ontario - In the Service of Peace - Under a crisp, blue sky, Christopher Dean of Dominion, Nova Scotia, came to the Canadian Peacekeeping Monument to honour a grandfather he never met. Master Corporal Aloysius Roach died on peacekeeping duty in Cyprus in 1974, more than a decade before the 13-year-old Air Cadet was born. more»
November 5, 2001 - Ottawa, Ontario - Hall of Honour Candlelight Tribute - Candlelight tributes have become part of our national landscape, especially during Veterans' Week. Across the country, many will be lighting candles as part of their commemoration. We lay these symbolic torches at the headstones of our fallen or deposit them on our special places of remembrance. Parliament Hill became such a place of solace this evening during the annual Candlelight Tribute.
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October 17, 2001 - Ottawa, Ontario - Poster Unveiling - The Honourable Ron J. Duhamel, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Secretary of State (Western Economic Diversification) (Francophonie), unveiled the official Veterans' Week 2001 poster commemorating Canadian veterans of war and peacekeeping. more»
