Vimy

Traditionally, in Vimy-Ridge-Canada, the valedictorian is the student in the graduating class with the highest marks.

Archive 2007-08-01 2007

We would have a museum that spoke proudly about Canadian efforts in Vimy, in The Hundred Days, in Sicily, in Italy, Normandy and the Schelde, in Korea, and NATO and in peace-keeping.

Who Killed Canadian History? 1998

I was buried with notes, but when I was in Vimy I came across a letter that young Jo had written to his father who at the time was the Editor-in-Chief of The Toronto Daily Star.

If Mike and Tom Can Get Along, Why Can't Canada? 1997

We sat down in Vimy this year and had the life pounded out of us more or less during the good summer months, during which several minor attacks were made on Lens and Avion.

The Artillery at Passchendaele 1918

At the time of this address, Mr. Lyon had just returned after six months 'experience as an eye witness in thrilling theatres of the War, such as Vimy Ridge, Lens, etc., where Canadians have immortalized themselves.

My Experiences at the Front 1917

Recognizing the limitations of Home services and those to the Continent, it was for the purpose of directing attention to the Imperial aspect of civil aviation that the great demonstration flights were organized in which Alcock flew the Atlantic in a Vickers "Vimy," Scott crossed to the

Aviation in Peace and War Frederick Hugh Sykes 1915

Library and Archives Canada has released a whole ton of WWI images to Flickr, including some stunning color paintings of Vimy Ridge and related places.

Boing Boing 2009

Similarly, an image of a weeping mother from the Canadian monument at Vimy Ridge is labeled "Grief . . ."

Their Name Still Liveth Joanna Scutts 2011

Michael Busselle/CORBIS The sculpture known as 'Grieving Canada,' part of the memorial to the Canadian dead built on Vimy Ridge.

Their Name Still Liveth Joanna Scutts 2011

Her brother Bernard, just a year older than she, died at Vimy Ridge in 1916 and her next move, rarely mentioned later, was to become secretary to an unidentified "famous Labour leader" – perhaps politics seemed a purposeful way for her to deal with his death.

A stage of her own: Elisabeth Scott and the Royal Shakespeare Theatre 2011