he Vimy monument, raised in France, in Artois, commemorates the Canadian sacrifices during the Second World War, on the actual site of the most ferocious battle that was delivered by Canadians to the Germans during the Great War, the 9th and 10th of April, 1917, known as “Vimy Ridge.” It was built between 1925 and 1936, in honour of the 60,000 Canadians that died in France between 1914 and 1918.

Its reproduction on the wall of the Hallway symbolises the recognition that France feels for the Canadian sacrifice on the occasion of the first world conflict, and it illustrates the everlasting ties that have linked the two countries throughout many centuries.

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