Media Advisory - Government of Canada to commemorate 100th anniversary: Battle of Vimy Ridge

OTTAWA, Nov. 16, 2016 /CNW/ - The Honourable Kent Hehr, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, will announce Government of Canada plans to commemorate the 100^th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge in France and Canada in April 2017.

Location:	Canadian War Museum  1 Vimy Place  Ottawa, ON   K1A 0M8
Date:	Thursday, November 17, 2016
Time:	9:00 a.m. (EST)

                    

Note for media: Media should arrive no later than 8:45 a.m. (EST).

SOURCE Veterans Affairs Canada

Media inquiries: Media Relations, Veterans Affairs Canada, 613-992-7468, [email protected]; Sarah McMaster, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Veterans Affairs, 613-996-4649