The Last Colonel — A Visit from Ernest Côté
April 20, 2014 9:55 pm 5 CommentsLiving history at the Juno Beach Centre! A visit by Canadian journalist Alain Stanké and 100 year old Lieutenant Colonel Ernest Côté.
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Restoration of the JBC’s Guns
April 12, 2014 10:06 pm Leave your thoughtsA group of volunteers arrived yesterday to spend the week restoring and repainting the Second World War era guns on display in front of the Juno Beach Centre.
Celebrate the 70th Anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy
April 8, 2014 9:05 pm 4 CommentsFor the 70th anniversary, the Juno Beach Centre is proud to carry out educational projects that continue to encourage reflection on ideas such as freedom, democracy and peace.
See You on the Beach!
April 2, 2014 2:55 pm 3 CommentsOn D-Day, the two assault companies of The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada were commanded by two brothers, Major Hume Elliot...
Canada’s D-Day Tribute
April 2, 2014 1:00 pm 10 CommentsOn June 6, 1944, D-Day, 359 Canadians were killed in action on the beaches of Normandy. These men came from communities all...
Welcome Notre Dame Primary School
March 28, 2014 5:20 pm Leave your thoughts135 students from the Notre Dame Primary School in Orbec, Normandy visited the Juno Beach Centre today. One of the many Catholic schools in Calvados, they came to see the new temporary exhibit “Grandma, what was it like during the war?”, in order to illustrate their own school project called “My School in 1944”. The...
Lance Corporal Elmer Grenville Swan
March 10, 2014 3:04 pm 1 CommentWe’ve seen a great deal of support pouring in for Canada’s D-Day Tribute Campaign! We’d like to recognize especially Globus Family...
Welcome Aimee
February 26, 2014 5:28 pm Leave your thoughtsWe were honoured this morning to host Aimee Brennan, a 12-year-old from Surrey, BC, and ambassador for the CHAMPS Operation Legacy program, an initiative of The War Amps. Aimee, born a left arm amputee is proud to be part of Operation Legacy, which helps preserve and commemorate Canada’s military heritage by passing on the Remembrance...