Juno Beach

$119,500 OTF Grant Supports Juno Beach Centre Association

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Friday, August 19, 2022
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I am pleased that the Juno Beach Centre Association has received this grant to help support this piece of history by expanding educational programming, fundraising initiatives and staffing solutions.

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  • I am pleased that the Juno Beach Centre Association has received this grant to help support this piece of history by expanding educational programming, fundraising initiatives and staffing solutions.
  • Without the support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation, we could not have brought this exhibition to Ontario and Canadian audiences, said Alexander Fitzgerald-Black, Executive Director of the Juno Beach Centre Association.
  • The grant also assisted the Juno Beach Centre Association in providing its staff with support for working remotely, including the purchase of business laptops and productivity software.
  • It is owned and operated by the Juno Beach Centre Association, a charitable organization based in Burlington, Ontario, Canada.

INTERVIEW WITH 94-YEAR-OLD VETERAN MARKS 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF V-E DAY

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Tuesday, April 28, 2020
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Canadian veteran Norm Kirby is acknowledged by the crowd at the Juno Beach Centre on June 6, 2019, the official Canadian ceremony for the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings.

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  • Canadian veteran Norm Kirby is acknowledged by the crowd at the Juno Beach Centre on June 6, 2019, the official Canadian ceremony for the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings.
  • The Juno Beach Centre (JBC) today released a new video interview with Second World War veteran Sergeant (Retired) Norm Kirby to mark the 75th Anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day) and the Liberation of the Netherlands.
  • In the newly-released interview, Mr. Kirby details his experience during the final weeks and months of the war.
  • Mr. Kirbys interview can be found at Victory75.ca along with the JBCs specially curated content dedicated to marking the 75th anniversary of V-E Day and the Liberation of the Netherlands:
    The JBCs special online anniversary exhibition Maple Leaves and Tulips: Then and Now.

Prime Minister to travel to United Kingdom and France for the 75th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy

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Wednesday, May 29, 2019
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The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced that he will travel to Portsmouth, Juno Beach, and Paris from June 4 to 7, 2019.

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  • The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced that he will travel to Portsmouth, Juno Beach, and Paris from June 4 to 7, 2019.
  • Prime Minister Trudeau will attend commemorative events to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy.
  • There were five landing zones assigned to the forces of Allied nations: Juno Beach (Canada); Gold Beach (United Kingdom); Sword Beach (United Kingdom and France); and Utah Beach and Omaha Beach (United States).
  • More than 45,000 Canadians lost their lives during the Second World War, of whom over 5,000 were killed during the Battle of Normandy and 359 on D-Day.

"Postcards from Juno" sent home 75 years later: Juno Beach Centre shares the memory of Canadians killed in action on D-Day

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Thursday, May 9, 2019
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From west to east, the beaches were codenamed Utah (American), Omaha (American), Gold (British), Juno (Canadian), and Sword (British).

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  • From west to east, the beaches were codenamed Utah (American), Omaha (American), Gold (British), Juno (Canadian), and Sword (British).
  • The Juno Beach Centre is Canada's Second World War museum and cultural centre located on Juno Beach in Courseulles-sur-Mer, Normandy, France.
  • Fifteen years and one million visitors later, the Juno Beach Centre has been designated a site of national historic significance to Canada.
  • The Juno Beach Centre Association is a Canadian charitable organization which owns and operates the Juno Beach Centre.