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CBF commemorates &promotes awareness of Canada's role in wars of the 20thCentury FCCB commémore&fait connaître le rôle du Canada dans les conflits du XXe siècle

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La FCCB tient à remercier toutes les personnes qui ont posé leur candidature au programme de voyage d'étude 2026, ainsi que celles qui ont fourni des lettres de recommandation. La sélection est en cours et les étudiants de la promotion 2026 s'apprêtent à se lancer dans l'aventure

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The CBF wishes to thank all who applied for the 2026 Student Study Tour & Bursary and those who provided letters of reference. Selection is ongoing and the 2026 students will soon begin their adventure!

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@Kormin_ @stemvik Romain, if you could that would be great. As for the plaques at Hill 67. We finally had the badges created in a high resolution format and are seeking a manufacturer. If you know one in Normandy that would be easier.

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The @CBFFCCB is replacing the 31st Cdn Minesweeper Flotilla plaque at WN 62 at Omaha Beach. Their records don't have the dimensions of the plaque. Would any Normandy guides, recent visitors have this info, or could get it without too much difficulty? Thx

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Bonne nouvelle ! La date limite pour postuler au voyage d'étude CBF 2026 a été repoussée au 12 mars. Envoyez votre candidature via notre site web https://t.co/N22RijSGPO

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Good news! The deadline for applications for the 2026 CBF Student Study Tour has been extended to March 12th. Submit through our website https://t.co/N22RijSGPO

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Il ne reste plus que cinq semaines pour soumettre votre candidature au voyage d'étude sur les champs de bataille de la CBF 2026 destiné aux étudiants universitaires canadiens ! Rejoignez l'équipe pour vivre une expérience extraordinaire en Belgique et en France.

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Five weeks remaining to submit your application to the CBF 2026 Battlefield Study Tour for Canadian University students! Join the team for an amazing experience in Belgium and France. https://t.co/rOrJMNIoNs

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Les candidatures pour notre voyage d'étude de 2025 sont maintenant acceptées. Les étudiants universitaires canadiens sont encouragés à poser leur candidature pour cette occasion unique. Le voyage visitera des champs de bataille de la Première Guerre mondiale et aux Pays-Bas.

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Our 2026 Student Study Tour is now accepting applications. Canadian university students are encouraged to apply for this unique opportunity. The tour will visit First World War battlefields and Canadian sites in the Normandy. Spread the word!

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Coming soon! The announcement of our 2026 Student Study Battlefield Tour to Canadian battlefields of the First and Second World War. #cbffccb Canadian university students in undergrad, graduate or post graduate studies may apply for the tour.

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The Canadian Battlefields Foundation extends sincere sympathy to Tim Cook's family and colleagues at the @CdnWarMuseum on his tragic death. His many books leave a legacy of learning about Canadian military history that will last forever. We will remember him.

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They owned the cafe in Cussy where students staying at the Abbaye would gather in the evening. Later, working and living in the Abbaye, Jean & Mireille would host students for dinners of Normandy favourites. Merci Mireille.

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Sad news for CBNF Alims from 1995 to 2000. Mme Mireille Fesnien, partner of Jean and caretaker at the Abbaye d'Ardenne until 2000, died suddenly this week in Normandy. Mireille and her family welcomed students into their home...

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@Kormin_ @battleguide If you know of a local source for this kind of work, please let us know. Thin metal might be a better option, though the plastic plaques have worn very well in most cases.

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@battleguide @Kormin_ The town of St Martin de Fontenay is responsible for the site and the CBF has been in touch with them.

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@battleguide @Kormin_ The original plaque maker is no longer in business and efforts to find a suitable replacement plaque maker have been unsuccessful. The plaques were made of plastic that has lasted 20 years, unless vandalized.

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@TankMuseum Technically, we are hull down!

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We are counting down the days until applications close for this year's CBF Student Tour. There is still time to get your submission in!

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We honour his service and the sacrifice of the thousands who did not return. RIP Mr. Middleton.

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The man believed to be Canada's oldest living Second World War veteran has died just shy of 110 years old.

Albert Middleton was born March 11, 1915, in London, England, and died at the Broadmead Care's Veterans Memorial Lodge in Saanich, on B.C.'s Vancouver Island on Feb. 12. Albert came to Canada when he was a teenager.

Middleton volunteered for the Royal Canadian Air Force. He served in Europe from 1943 to 1946, years spent "dodging all the bullets," he said.

News of his death was shared over the weekend with the announcement of a celebration of life to be held at the lodge on what would have been Middleton's 110th birthday.

We Will Remember Him

Story/Photo Credit: CBC