Early this month, Revelstoke, B.C.'s Melissa McBride joined 89 other Canadians on a two-week pilgrimage in Holland to commemorate the role their relatives played in helping to liberate the Netherlands from Nazi Germany during the Second World War.
Tonight s ceremony will see speeches from Harry and Meghan as well as performances from the Kaiser Chiefs, along with a military band, Dutch music stars and others.
Veterans Affairs Canada helps fund the Canadian Tulip Festival
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OTTAWA, ON, April 7, 2021 /CNW/ - Today, the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Member of Parliament for Ottawa Centre and Minister of Infrastructure and Communities on behalf of the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, announced up to $135,000 in funding for the virtual commemoration of Canadian Veterans as part of the 2021 Canadian Tulip Festival.
Organized by the Canadian Tulip Legacy, the Festival will run from May 14 to May 24 2021 with both in-person and virtual elements. Thanks in part to this funding, the Festival will feature a virtual initiative entitled