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Today marks the 90th anniversary of a defining moment in this nation's history, the beginning of the battle of Vimy Ridge. Please take a few minutes to pay respect to those who made the ultimate sacrifice in our name.

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Lest we forget.

Saw the ceremony earlier today, was beautifully done. :thumb:

Last night there was Part 1 of a two part documentary on CBC. Young relatives of those who fought and died in WWI were taken back to 1914 and to the battlefields of France taking part in a reenactment.

Also, 3,600 students were paired up with a fallen soldier from that great battle at Vimy and the students researched the life of that soldier. Each of them have travelled to France today as a living tribute to each of them. That's one way of preserving interest and the due respect of the younger generations of Canada.

Bosman Wrote:Last night there was Part 1 of a two part documentary on CBC. Young relatives of those who fought and died in WWI were taken back to 1914 and to the battlefields of France taking part in a reenactment.

Also, 3,600 students were paired up with a fallen soldier from that great battle at Vimy and the students researched the life of that soldier. Each of them have travelled to France today as a living tribute to each of them. That's one way of preserving interest and the due respect of the younger generations of Canada.

I caught part 1 last night and the end of part 2 tonight, it was very moving. It is at times like this that the CBC makes every dollar of taxpayer funds it receives worthwhile.

grimes Wrote:

Bosman Wrote:Last night there was Part 1 of a two part documentary on CBC. Young relatives of those who fought and died in WWI were taken back to 1914 and to the battlefields of France taking part in a reenactment.

Also, 3,600 students were paired up with a fallen soldier from that great battle at Vimy and the students researched the life of that soldier. Each of them have travelled to France today as a living tribute to each of them. That's one way of preserving interest and the due respect of the younger generations of Canada.

I caught part 1 last night and the end of part 2 tonight, it was very moving. It is at times like this that the CBC makes every dollar of taxpayer funds it receives worthwhile.

I missed both...hopefully it will be replayed soon.

robert goulet Wrote:I missed both...hopefully it will be replayed soon.

You're in luck:

THE GREAT WAR
(Saturday April 14 and Sunday April 15 at 10pm ET/PT on CBC Newsworld)
(120 minutes each episode)
In 2005, CBC-TV and Galafilm put out a call to descendants of Canadian
First World War soldiers to participate in the living history component
of the Great War project. Over 6,500 Canadians applied and 150 made the
final cut to take part in vivid battle recreations, and to experience
what their ancestors went through in the killing grounds of Europe. Of
the 150, 14 descendants were chosen for a special mission*to travel to
the battlefields of England, France and Belgium where their ancestors
fought and sometimes gave their lives.
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THE GREAT WAR EXPERIENCE
(Sunday April 15 at 8pm ET on CBC Newworld)
THE GREAT WAR EXPERIENCE follows the adventures of the 150 descendants
who spend two weeks in a WWI military camp during the filming of THE
GREAT WAR. Living in period tents, sleeping on the ground, they are
trained as soldiers - preparing to relive the battles fought by their
ancestors. Director Robin McKenna was an 'embedded filmmaker' in the
camp, wearing a uniform, and spending her nights in a tent. Without the
constraints of a camera crew, she became 'one of the soldiers', gaining
intimate access to situations and emotions as they happened.
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