Media Advisory - Government of Canada to Mark 98th Anniversary of Battle of the Somme

OTTAWA, June 28, 2014 /CNW/ - The Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs, and Senator David Wells, will participate in a commemorative ceremony in Ottawa to mark the 98^th anniversary of the Battles of the Somme and Beaumont-Hamel.

Location:	National Aboriginal Veterans Monument Ottawa, Ontario
Date:	Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Time:	8:30 a.m.

For more information on the Battle of the Somme and the Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial, visit veterans.gc.ca.

SOURCE: Veterans Affairs Canada

Janice Summerby, Media Relations Advisor, Veterans Affairs Canada, 613-992-7468; Barbara Mottram, Director of Communications, Office of the Minister of Veterans Affairs, 613-996-4649