Media Advisory - Consul General of France (Toronto) awards two Canadian war veterans with Legion of Honour

TORONTO, Nov. 9, 2016 /CNW/ - Members of the media are invited to join representatives from Centennial College, France and the Canadian Armed Forces for the presentation of France's highest military service award, the l'Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur (the Legion of Honour), to Jim Jenkins, 19th Field Artillery, Royal Canadian Artillery, and Martin Maxwell of the British Glider Regiment, for their service in the liberation of France during the Second World War.

The medals will be awarded as part of Centennial's Remembrance Day observance at the college's Story Arts Centre in East York, hosted by journalism professor and author Ted Barris.

Date/Time:	Friday, November 11 at 2 PM
Location:	Story Arts Centre, Centennial College
	951 Carlaw Avenue (at Mortimer), Toronto
Speakers:	Consul General Marc Trouyet, Consul General of France (in Toronto)
	Jim Jenkins, Veteran, Canadian Armed Forces
	Martin Maxwell, Veteran (British), Glider Regiment
	Theo Hopkinson, Veteran, British Counter Intelligence
	Esther Thorley, Veteran, Canadian Women's Army Corps
	Ted Barris, Professor, Centennial College

Photo opportunities and one-on-one interviews will be available immediately following the ceremony.

SOURCE Centennial College

Media contact: Ted Barris, Journalism Professor, Centennial College, [email protected], 416-289-5000, ext. 8805