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Mar 11, 20232 min read

Liberation of the Netherlands

On May 5, 1945, the Netherlands was finally liberated from Nazi occupation after five years of hardship and suffering. Eighty years on,...

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Samantha Cowan

Nov 13, 20222 min read

Honouring Bud Weeks, Remembrance 2022

For Remembrance Day this year, Sam & Ian joined Bud's daughter in a visit to see Bud's resting place Alfred E. “Bud” Weeks, born Feb. 6,...

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Samantha Cowan

Nov 13, 20221 min read

Remembrance 2022

This Remembrance we found ourselves reuniting with our friends at the Orillia Public Library as part of the Orillia Public Library's...

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Samantha Cowan

Jun 7, 20222 min read

D-Day 78: Live Events and Resources

Yesterday marked 78 years since the largest, most complicated amphibious landing in human history took place. It marked the beginning of...

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Canada Loosens Travel Restrictions & Requirements

Samantha Cowan

Feb 20, 20223 min read

Canada Loosens Travel Restrictions & Requirements

Exciting travel news! On Tuesday, February 15th, the Public Health Agency of Canada announced that they will adjust the Travel Health...

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A Guide to COVID-19 Travel Insurance for Canadians

Samantha Cowan

Feb 20, 20224 min read

A Guide to COVID-19 Travel Insurance for Canadians

COVID-19 travel insurance has become a necessity when travelling outside of your home country. Purchasing a policy that covers all...

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Spring 2022 Liberation of Holland Tour Program Update

Samantha Cowan

Feb 20, 20221 min read

Spring 2022 Liberation of Holland Tour Program Update

Good news! We will be travelling in 2022! Are you ready to travel with us this Spring? On Tuesday, February 15th, the Public Health...

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Celebrating a veteran's birthday: Bud Weeks

Sharon Weeks

Feb 6, 20222 min read

Celebrating a veteran's birthday: Bud Weeks

My Dad, Alfred Alfred E. “Bud” Weeks, born Feb. 6, 1922, survived the Great Depression, before enlisting in the Canadian Army (Active),...

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Newfoundland & Labrador - A Contribution Remembered: Company Sergeant-Major, Cyril Gardner

Gerry Peddle

Jan 9, 20223 min read

Newfoundland & Labrador - A Contribution Remembered: Company Sergeant-Major, Cyril Gardner

COMPANY SERGEANT - MAJOR CYRIL GARDNER Company Sergeant-Major Gardner was the only member of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment to be...

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B O X I N G D A Y 2021 : Register today and take 5% off a Summer* or Fall 2022 Battlefield Tour

Samantha Cowan

Dec 26, 20211 min read

B O X I N G D A Y 2021 : Register today and take 5% off a Summer* or Fall 2022 Battlefield Tour

Today, for one day only, take 5% off a Summer* or Fall 2022 Battlefield Tour when you register online at www.thebattlefieldtours.com....

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The Canadian Christmas Vigils: CANDLES LIT in GROESBEEK & HOLTEN

Samantha Cowan

Dec 19, 20212 min read

The Canadian Christmas Vigils: CANDLES LIT in GROESBEEK & HOLTEN

Every Christmas Eve, local school children come to Holten & Groesbeek Canadian Military Cemeteries in the Netherlands to light a candle...

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Supporting Guardians of Memory this Holiday Season

Samantha Cowan

Dec 12, 20212 min read

Supporting Guardians of Memory this Holiday Season

The holiday season is coming - and what you gift makes a DIFFERENCE!!!! The local communities on the battlefields are in need of much...

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Newfoundland & Labrador - A Contribution Remembered: Barbed Wire & Shrapnel

Gerry Peddle

Dec 12, 20214 min read

Newfoundland & Labrador - A Contribution Remembered: Barbed Wire & Shrapnel

Barbed Wire & Shrapnel ^^^ Barbed wire from the Western Front and heavy iron shrapnel found near Ovillers-la-Boisselles, (Somme,...

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Newfoundland and Labrador: a Contribution Remembered (part 20B)

Gerry Peddle

Dec 5, 20213 min read

Newfoundland and Labrador: a Contribution Remembered (part 20B)

The Seventh Caribou ^^^ The Final Caribou, installed 100 years later on Caribou Hill, Gallipoli “Those heroes who shed their blood in...

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Holiday Gift Ideas for all the fans of history out there

Samantha Cowan

Nov 28, 20212 min read

Holiday Gift Ideas for all the fans of history out there

The holiday season is coming - and what you gift makes a DIFFERENCE!!!! Support the local businesses that make our travel experiences...

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Newfoundland and Labrador: a Contribution Remembered (part 20A)

Gerry Peddle

Nov 28, 20213 min read

Newfoundland and Labrador: a Contribution Remembered (part 20A)

The Sixth Caribou ^^^ The Caribou, by (Sculptor) Basil Gotto; " The memorial is that of a large bronze caribou standing on a rocky...

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Gerry Peddle

Nov 7, 20213 min read

Talbot House - Toc H

An oasis of serenity in a world gone mad ^^^ The Talbot House, otherwise known as Toc H in Poperinge Flanders, is a home away from home,...

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Newfoundland and Labrador: a Contribution Remembered (part 19)

Gerry Peddle

Oct 31, 20213 min read

Newfoundland and Labrador: a Contribution Remembered (part 19)

Tommy Ricketts ^^^ Private Thomas Ricketts, a Boy Soldier who enlisted at the age of 15, became the youngest soldier in the British Army...

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Samantha Cowan

Oct 31, 20212 min read

11 Livestreams in 11 Days

Honouring a week of Remembrance 2021 ^^^ From now until Nov 10th Sam Cowan will hop on facebook + youtube to host 20min pop-up sessions...

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Newfoundland and Labrador: a Contribution Remembered (part 18)

Gerry Peddle

Oct 24, 20213 min read

Newfoundland and Labrador: a Contribution Remembered (part 18)

Soldiers who were Boys. ^^^ Private John Lambert enlisted in St. John’s at the age of 16 and was killed in the Battle of Langemarck in...

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The Canadian Travel Advisory Lifts!!! This, and more, in PT.IV..A Saga: When can we travel again?

Samantha Cowan

Oct 24, 20214 min read

The Canadian Travel Advisory Lifts!!! This, and more, in PT.IV..A Saga: When can we travel again?

We all are preparing to travel again in 2022. Over at Connection Tours, we've been continually speaking with travel agents about the huge...

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Newfoundland and Labrador: a Contribution Remembered (part 17)

Gerry Peddle

Oct 16, 20213 min read

Newfoundland and Labrador: a Contribution Remembered (part 17)

The Danger Tree Replica of the Danger Tree (left). Y Ravine Cemetery in the background. Some suggest that the healthy new trees adjacent...

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