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Act of Remembrance and Candlelight Ceremony (Victoria, British Columbia ) – May 31, 2018

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Source <a href='http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/events/details/9662'>http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/events/details/9662</a> <p></p><p>Everyone is welcome to participate in an Act of Remembrance and Candlelight Ceremony to honour those who have served and are currently serving in the cause of peace and freedom. Please join us in laying a candle which will burn until midnight in silent tribute to our Canadian Servicemen and Servicewomen, past and present. God's Acre (Veterans Cemetery) is located off Colville Road behind the Base Hospital inside Gorge Vale Golf Course.</p><p><br />

Source http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/events/details/9662

Everyone is welcome to participate in an Act of Remembrance and Candlelight Ceremony to honour those who have served and are currently serving in the cause of peace and freedom. Please join us in laying a candle which will burn until midnight in silent tribute to our Canadian Servicemen and Servicewomen, past and present.

God’s Acre (Veterans Cemetery) is located off Colville Road behind the Base Hospital inside Gorge Vale Golf Course.

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