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July 31, 2014 l 36 pages
‘Vimy Bridge’ could replace Strandherd-Armstrong moniker emma.jackson@metroland.com
News – The Manotick and Barrhaven branches of the Royal Canadian Legion have teamed up to rename the Strandherd-Armstrong crossing “Vimy Bridge.” In a joint letter to the city clerk, the two branches made the case for paying tribute to Canada’s famous First World War battle of Vimy Ridge. “We feel this would be an
appropriate way to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the start of World War One, and the epic battle of Vimy Ridge led by Canadians to one of their greatest victories,” the letter reads. One hundred years ago this August, Britain declared war on Germany, bringing Canada and the other Commonwealth countries into the conflict along with it. More than 66,000 Canadians were killed during the four-year struggle,
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including more than 3,500 at the Battle of Vimy Ridge in 1917. Manotick legion president Barry Young said the two branches felt it was important to commemorate the fight that many historians consider a turning point in Canadian nationalism and identity. “With Vimy being the major battle that made us a nation, we thought it would be appropriate to remember that battle and the people involved in it,” Young said. He said the joint application makes sense, since the Manotick legion covers Riverside South on the east side of the river, while Barrhaven covers the west. “It’s appropriate to handle it together,” he said. Gloucester-South Nepean Coun. Steve Desroches said he supports the suggestion, although it would have to go through the city’s commemorative naming process before anything is official.
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Learning how structures say up Kids work together to build a mini metropolis during a Super Structures program at the Osgoode branch of the Ottawa Public Library on July 21. Kids read books about buildings and architecture – including the ill-advised straw and stick houses of the three little pigs – before settling down to build their own cities from straws, paper and plastic cups.
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