Carving a Piece of History

In February 2012, Veterans Affairs commissioned a snow sculpture interpretation of the Vimy Ridge Memorial as part of Winnipeg’s Festival du Voyageur. This is a video of the sculpting process from start to finish.

Music starts playing. Images of trucks and heavy equipment delivering snow to site. Images of sculptors working on sculpture. Image of snow sculpting team. Image of finished sculpture in front of the Manitoba Legislative Building. Credits. Veterans Affairs logo. Symbol of the Government of Canada.