OTTAWA, June 28, 2013 /CNW/ - On behalf of the Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister for La Francophonie, Senator David Wells will participate in a commemorative ceremony in Ottawa to mark the 97th anniversary of the first day of the Battle of the Somme at Beaumont-Hamel.
Location: |
National War Memorial Confederation Square |
Date: | Monday, July 1, 2013 |
Time: | 8:30 a.m. |
SOURCE: Veterans Affairs Canada
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Janice Summerby
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Veterans Affairs Canada
613-992-7468
Jean-Christophe de Le Rue
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Veterans Affairs
Phone: 613-996-4649
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