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Media Advisory - Canada Post and Royal Canadian Legion mark the 100th anniversary of the Armistice


OTTAWA, Oct. 19, 2018 /CNW/ - Canada Post and The Royal Canadian Legion will hold a special event to mark the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice, which ended the First World War, with the unveiling of a new stamp and the launch of the Bells of Peace initiative across Canada.

 

What:

The unveiling of the stamp commemorating the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice and the launch of the Bells of Peace initiative



Who:

The Honourable Seamus O'Regan, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence


Thomas D. Irvine, CD, Dominion President, The Royal Canadian Legion


Major (Retired) Gerald "Jerry" Bowen, Veteran of the Second World War and Korean War


LCdr James Brun, Royal Canadian Navy


Jay Davis, Vice-President of Engineering, Canada Post


Katie Quinn, 2018 Vimy Pilgrimage Award alumna



When:

Wednesday, October 24, 10:30 am EDT



Where:

The Perley and Rideau Veterans' Health Centre


1750 Russell Road, Ottawa

 

Related links:
Bells of Peace initiative

 

SOURCE Canada Post


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