Media Opportunities for 80th Anniversary of the Dieppe Raid

The City of Windsor, in partnership with Veterans Affairs Canada, will proudly host the Government of Canada In-Canada signature event commemorating the 80^th Anniversary of The Dieppe Raid (August 19, 1942).

As part of these celebrations, the City will welcome a Government of Canada Delegation to the community on August 19 for a series of events and activities.

The delegation will include:

·         Dieppe Veteran Sapper John L. Date.

·         WWII Veterans Mr. Charles Davis and Mr. Arthur Boon.

·         Representatives from Veterans Affairs Canada.

·         Theresa Sims, Indigenous Storyteller for the City of Windsor.

·         Alexei Ungurenaşu, Windsor’s Youth Poet Laureate.

·         Matthew Pritchard, Education Coordinator for Museum Windsor.

·         Museum Windsor summer students.

·         City of Windsor Sculpture Park conservation students.

·         Youth participating through the Film Camp for Kids & Youth’s summer program.

Media are encouraged to attend the following events as part of this milestone commemoration, for stories, interviews, and photo opportunities:

Friday, August 19, 2022
Dieppe Gardens, 78 Riverside Drive West, Windsor, Ontario

1.    Wreath-laying Ceremonies Ahead of Commemoration Event. 11:45 a.m.
Government of Canada and Royal Canadian Air Force will lay a wreath at the Royal Canadian Air Force Monument.
Government of Canada and HMCS Hunter will lay a wreath at the Anchor Memorial Monument.

2.    Ceremonial March. 12:10 p.m.
Parade will march from the Great Canadian Flag to the Red Beach Monument (Dieppe Monument), led by the Essex & Kent Pipes & Drums.

3.    80^th Anniversary of The Dieppe Raid Signature Commemoration. 12:13 p.m.
Veterans Affairs Canada, our visiting Veterans and youth delegates, local Veterans and their loved ones, military representatives, dignitaries and other special guests will participate in the in-Canada signature commemoration event for the 80^th Anniversary of The Dieppe Raid.

4.    Wreath-laying Ceremonies After Commemoration Event. 13:04 p.m.
Government of Canada, our visiting Veterans and youth delegates, special guests from local organizations including the Essex and Kent Regiment and the Royal Canadian Legion, and Silver Cross Mother Theresa Charbonneau (mother of Corporal Andrew Grenon who was killed in action in Afghanistan) will lay wreaths at the Silver Cross Monument.

Those media members that are unable to attend but wish to view the 80^th Anniversary of The Dieppe Raid signature commemoration event on August 19 can tune in to a livestream at www.facebook.com/CanadaRemembers.

Photos of delegation activities not open to the media will be made available upon request.

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