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Canadian Signalers setting up an emergency Telephone Post behind the line. October, 1916.

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Des signaleurs canadiens installent un poste téléphonique d’urgence derrière la ligne. Octobre 1916.
October 28, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Canadian Stretcher Bearers going up Arras-Cambrai road. Advance East of Arras. October, 1918.

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Brancardiers canadiens remontant la route Arras-Cambrai. Avancée à l'est d'Arras. Octobre 1918.
October 22, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Canadian Pioneers felling shattered trees near Vimy Ridge. October, 1917.

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Des pionniers canadiens abattant des arbres brisés près de la crête de Vimy. Octobre 1917.
October 15, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Canadian stretcher bearers playing a game of poker on a Railway truck in Lens.September, 1917.

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Brancardiers canadiens jouant une partie de poker sur un chariot ferroviaire à Lens. Septembre 1917.
September 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Louise Ogbinar, one of the 2025 Beaverbrook Vimy Prize recipients, was recently interviewed by CTV News about her journey in Belgium and France. She reflected on powerful moments, including visiting the grave of John McCrae and reciting In Flanders Fields.

www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
Calgary teen tours Belgium and France after being selected for Beaverbrook Vimy Prize
A Calgary teen was one of 16 from across the world selected to participate in a 10-day educational program that took them to Belgium and France.
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September 12, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Une belle opportunité pour les jeunes !

Connaissez-vous un.e jeune qui souhaite faire une différence dans sa communauté ? Encouragez-le/la à participer au programme Vimy Inspire Demain pour peut-être recevoir une bourse de 2 500$ pour la réalisation d’un projet communautaire !
August 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Exciting educational opportunities for youth!

Do you know a young person who is making a difference in the community? Encourage them to participate in the Vimy Inspires Tomorrow program and perhaps receive a $2,500 grant for carrying out a community project!
August 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Canadian soldiers rest in a shell hole during the advance east of Arras, August 1918.

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Des soldats canadiens se reposent dans un entonnoir d’obus lors de l’avance à l’est d’Arras, en août 1918.
August 14, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Wounded Canadians transported by light railway, August 1917.

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Blessés canadiens transportés par voie ferrée légère, août 1917.


Bringing in wounded Canadians on light railway. August, 1917. Canada. Dept. of National Defence / Library and ArchivesCanada / PA-001702 (modified from the original).
August 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Lors du jour 7 du Prix Vimy Beaverbrook 2025, les élèves ont visité le cimetière militaire de Choques, la @Cita_Doullens avec les guides Gilles Prilaux, Romain Plichon et Laury, puis Bagneux, Beaumont-Hamel et le mémorial de Thiepval.
August 8, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Aujourd’hui, les participants du PVB ont visité des lieux clés autour d’Ypres avec Kim de Kim’s Battlefield Tours, dont Tyne Cot, Essex Farm, Hill 60, le Soldat au repos et la cérémonie du Last Post à la porte de Menin.
Réflexions d’Alaynna et Olivia : vimyfoundation.ca/news/2025-bv...
2025 BVP Blog | News | The Vimy Foundation
2025 BVP Blog
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August 7, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Today the Beaverbrook Vimy Prize students explored sites across the Ypres Salient with Kim from Kim’s Battlefield Tours, including Tyne Cot, Hill 60, Essex Farm, the Brooding Soldier, and the Menin Gate Last Post ceremony.
Reflections from Alaynna and Olivia: vimyfoundation.ca/news/2025-bv...
2025 BVP Blog | News | The Vimy Foundation
2025 BVP Blog
vimyfoundation.ca
August 7, 2025 at 10:26 PM
On Day 5 of the Beaverbrook Vimy Prize, students visited the grave of John McCrae at Wimereux Communal Cemetery and explored the beach at Dunkirk, where Allied troops carried out the 1940 evacuation known as Operation Dynamo.
August 6, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Lors de la cinquième journée du PVB, les élèves ont visité la tombe de John McCrae au cimetière communal de Wimereux, puis la plage de Dunkerque, lieu de l’évacuation des forces alliées en 1940 (opération Dynamo).
August 6, 2025 at 8:35 PM
On day 3 the students toured the Juno Beach Centre with their guide Vivian, visited the British Normandy Memorial, saw the remains of the Mulberry Harbour in Arromanches, reflected at the German cemetery in La Cambe, and ended the day at Canada House in Bernières-sur-Mer.
August 5, 2025 at 2:00 AM
On the second day of the BVP program, students explored key sites in Normandy, including Abbaye d’Ardenne, Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, the Canadian Aviators Memorial, the The Falaise Memorial – Civilians in the War, and the Polish Cemetery at Urville.
August 3, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Lors de la deuxième journée du PVB, les participants ont visité plusieurs lieux marquants en Normandie, dont l’Abbaye d’Ardenne, le cimetière militaire canadien de Bretteville-sur-Laize, le Mémorial des aviateurs canadiens, Mémorial de Falaise – Les civils dans la guerre.
August 3, 2025 at 10:03 PM
If you're visiting the Canadian National Vimy Memorial, don’t miss the Vimy Foundation Centennial Park — just a short walk away. It’s a peaceful space to reflect, enjoy a picnic, or simply take in the view of the preserved landscape.
July 30, 2025 at 5:14 PM
We’re thrilled to see Alaynna McCurdy featured in the Stonewall Teulon Tribune for her participation in this year’s Beaverbrook Vimy Prize program.

In just a week, Alaynna will travel to France and Belgium to explore the history of the First and Second World Wars.
July 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
As we near the start of the 2025 Beaverbrook Vimy Prize, we’re highlighting more of this year’s participants!
Today, meet Gideon and Alexandra, who reflect on why they applied and what they’re most excited to experience during the program.
July 21, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Ahead of the 2025 Beaverbrook Vimy Prize program, we’re continuing our introduction of this year’s participants!
Today, meet George and Jeeya, who share what they’re looking forward to as they prepare for this unforgettable experience in France and Belgium.
July 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Ahead of the 2025 Beaverbrook Vimy Prize program, we’re introducing this year’s participants!
Today, meet Alaynna and Étienne, who share their thoughts as they prepare for this unique learning experience in France and Belgium.
July 15, 2025 at 1:57 PM
A Canadian drying his socks over a roughly made brick fireplace.

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Un Canadien fait sécher ses chaussettes au-dessus d’une cheminée de fortune en briques.
July 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Canadian soldiers photographed with their cat in front of their dugout in July 1917. The photographer titled the image “Just like their Summer House at home.”
July 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Canadian troops and tanks prepare for action on the muddy Western Front, July 1917.

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Des troupes canadiennes et des chars se préparent à l’action sur le front occidental boueux, juillet 1917.
July 7, 2025 at 6:29 PM