Media Advisory - Annual Candlelight Tribute to commemorate Canada's fallen heroes and Veterans

OTTAWA, Nov. 2, 2018 /CNW/ - The Honourable Seamus O'Regan, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, His Worship Jim Watson, the Mayor of Ottawa, and Glenn Ogden, Acting Director at the Canadian War Museum, will host the annual Candlelight Tribute to honour our country's fallen heroes and Veterans, and pass the torch of remembrance from Veterans to youth.

Location:	Canadian War Museum
	1 Vimy Place
	Ottawa, Ontario
	K1A 0M8
Date:	Monday, November 5, 2018
Time:	7:00 p.m. EST (ceremony begins)
	8:30 p.m. EST (reception begins)
	9:00 p.m. EST (reception ends)

                   

This Veterans' Week, November 5-11, we encourage you to reflect on freedom. Remember the Canadians—past and present—who have served our country and sacrificed for it. Join the conversation on social media using the hashtags #CanadaRemembers and #Canadas100Days, or visit veterans.gc.ca/CanadaRemembers.

SOURCE Veterans Affairs Canada

Media inquiries: Media Relations, Veterans Affairs Canada, 613-992-7468, [email protected]; Alex Wellstead, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Veterans Affairs, [email protected]

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www.veterans.gc.ca