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  • Their Name Liveth For Evermore

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    Vimy Ridge Canadian Heritage Tour | MARCH 24 – APRIL 2, 2017

    215 students and 22 teachers from seven Black Gold Regional high schools have returned from Europe.  They were on the Vimy Ridge Canadian Heritage Tour – a 10 day educational tour where students travelled to Western European Canadian Heritage destinations, which included Vimy Ridge, Passchendaele, the Menin Gate, Juno Beach and much more.  The goal of the trip was to heighten the students’ understanding of the role Canadians played in the First and Second World War, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle for Vimy Ridge and promote Canadian Pride.

    The trip provided a phenomenal opportunity to embrace learning without a book or a screen. What started as a desire for some students to get their very first taste of travel, ended up being a journey of remembrance and respect. For a small number of students, the Tour even allowed them to be the first amongst their families to have an opportunity to see and visit where their relatives were laid to rest.

    Each historical site visited offered a different lesson, experience or emotion that could not be found by reading pages of history, but only by experiencing it firsthand; as some would say “living history”. A number of the sites visited along the Tour are shown below along with a description of the site and some of the personal accounts experienced by students or staff.

    “What the Tour ultimately did was put into perspective the real magnitude of the world events that took place so many years ago and the ultimate sacrifices made,” stated Associate Superintendent of Learning Services, Bill Romanchuk. “The students and staff not only represented Black Gold on their recent tour, they represented Canada – and they did it in a fashion that we all can be extremely proud of.”

    As a result of this trip, realized the significance of the phrase “their name liveth for evermore”, as these students (and staff) will never forget what they learned, felt, and experienced. They will forever remember and honour those who sacrificed so much for their freedom.

    April 9, 2017 will mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge – please remember the efforts and sacrifices made by all Canadian Veterans.

    For those who gave their lives, so we could live ours – we remember.


    BLACK GOLD REGIONAL SCHOOLS | VIMY RIDGE CANADIAN HERITAGE TOUR

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