Month: April 2013

Explorica Staff Attend Vimy Foundation Gala

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Tuesday night, the Explorica staff joined the Vimy Foundation and a number of Canadian philanthropists for the 2013 Inaugural Vimy Foundation Gala Dinner. The fundraising event served to kick off the countdown to Vimy 2017 and gather contributions for the new Vimy Ridge education centre.  The Foundation’s primary goal is to remind us all of Canada’s contributions during World War Read More …

Canadian History: At the Sharp End, by Tim Cook

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In the first part of this two-volume series by Canadian historian Tim Cook, we follow Canada’s Citizen Soldiers through the first three years of World War I. Cook helps the reader understand almost 100 years later what made regular Canadian farmers and shopkeepers willingly leave their homes and families to take up arms for Britain. Read More …