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Join us as we honor the courageous men and women who have served our country. This special performance will take place at Matsqui Centennial Auditorium on Sunday November 10, 2024 at 2:00pm. Come and enjoy an afternoon of beautiful music dedicated to our Canadian heroes, with a focus on the 100th anniversary of the RCAF and the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Don't miss out on this heartfelt tribute! We will feature our Sunset Ceremony, the amazing piper Marcus Range, and the beautiful voices of the Abbotsford Homeschool Choir.

Three weeks before the war in Europe ended on May 8, 1945, the German U-Boat, U-190 sank HMCS Esquimalt, on April 16 in the approaches to Halifax Harbour 80 years ago. It was the last Canadian warship to be lost during the Second World War.

The Township of Esquimalt and CFB Esquimalt will commemorate HMCS Esquimalt on Wednesday, April 16th at 2 p.m. at Esquimalt Memorial Park. The event will be attended by Her Worship Mayor Barbara Desjardin of Esquimalt and Captain(N) Keven Whiteside, Base Commander along with Veterans and serving members of the Canadian Armed Forces.

Operation Remembrance – Day 6

80th Anniversary: WWII Ms. Elsie MacGill Hurricane Aircraft

Mme Marie Lemay, Royal Canadian Mint, Fellow: Engineers Canada and Canadian Academy Engineering, will introduce Ms Elsie MacGilll

Students from CROFTON HOUSE SCHOOL (Vancouver, BC) will honour Elsie's achievements as the world's first female aeronautical engineer and airplane designer.

MacGill oversaw production of over 1,400 Hurricane Hawker fighter planes during WWII.

No Stone Left Alone holds events in communities across Canada to engage youth in the personal act of placing a poppy on the headstones of veterans - thus encouraging understanding and an ongoing legacy of remembrance for those who have served.

For more information about this event, or to find an event near you, please visit https://www.nostoneleftalone.ca/events-2024