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Open for 2015 with New Guides!
February 1, 2015
The JBC is open for visitors and meet our new guides!
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Lest We Forget – Ernest Côté
February 26, 2015
Ernest Côté passed away in Ottawa on February 25, 2015, he was 101 years old. The Juno Beach Centre shares the sorrow of the family of this Great Canadian. Ernest Côté was in charge of logistics for the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division on June 6, 1944 – D-Day. In 2014, for the 70th anniversary of the...
Lest We Forget – Ghislain Simard
February 25, 2015
Canadian Second World War veteran, Ghislain Simard passed away on February 20, 2015. Born on January 25, 1926 in Alma, Québec, on July 9, 1944, he had landed in Courseulles-sur-Mer, with the Régiment de la Chaudière. We join his grand-daughter, Amélie Lépine, former guide at the Juno Beach Centre in 2010, in the tribute she...
A Visitor from Sicily, A Shared History
February 21, 2015
On the occasion of a visit from Girolamo Culmone, Director of the Natural Reserve of Saline di Tripani, managed by WWF in Sicily, let’s take a look back at the role played by the Canadians in the liberation of the island during the of summer 1943. A Second World War enthusiast, Mr. Culmone knows the main sites of the...
Valentine’s Day Fun at the JBC
February 14, 2015
To celebrate Saint Valentine’s Day, Norman chefs Michel Bruneau and Pierre Levebvre of Restaurant L’Accolade in Caen held a cooking atelier for couples called “Love at First Sight Cooking”. Fourteen couples took part in the atelier, collaborating with the two chefs to create dishes inspired by both Norman and Canadian flavours, which were then shared...
Remains of German Defences in Tombette Woods
February 9, 2015
Three kilometres south of Bernières-sur-Mer, the Germans installed a Luftwaffe battery numbered Al. 26/XII équipped with 6 pieces of 7,5 cm Flak M33 (f) and 3 pieces of 2 cm Flak 30, all defended by two Tobruks. Nearby, in a little wood named Tombette, shelters were built for the troops made of over a hundred men under the command of...
Lest We Forget – Thomas Rutter Clark
January 29, 2015
British Second World War veteran, Tom Clark passed away on January 24 at age 94. On June 6, 1944, Tom had landed in Saint-sur-Mer, with “A” Troop, No. 48 Royal Marine Commando. Tom Clark was awarded the British Military Medal: “Assisted Lieutenant Mackenzie to rally A Troop on the beach under fire in very trying circumstances, when he...
2015 Calendar of Events
January 22, 2015
Calendar of events in and around the Juno Beach Centre in 2014.