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CANADIANS HOLD THEIR OWN AT VIMY RIDGE

Vimy- On April 9th,1917 the long

planed battle at Vimy Ridge was
carried out. After weeks of
training, tunnelling, and
preparations, our boys had finally
went over the top. Under the
cover of a creeping barrage, like
they had trained for weeks, they
over ran the Huns trenches. The
Huns where taken by surprise as
our soldiers swiftly swept over
No-Mans-Land and into their
trenches, achieving their first
goal by 6:25 AM. A mere 35min
later, they reached their second
goal and at 9:00 AM they had
reached the third goal. They paused just long enough for a machine guns
and a fresh brigade to move up before they secured their final goal. After
eight grueling hours of bloodshed, mud, and mangled bodies, The Canadians
had reached their final position. In just eight hours our boys had done what
the French had been trying to do for months and lost 150,000 soldiers doing.
Those eight hours are the greatest hour for us in all the Great War. Victory
did not come without a price, for in the end, the Canadian corps have
suffered 10,602 casualties, 3,598 fighters of freedom were killed by the Hun,
and 7,004 were wounded of the 30,000 troops and six squadrons of planes
that were at their disposal. The Victoria Cross has been awarded to these
four Canadian soldiers; Private William ia Milne of the 16 th Battalion, Lance-
Sergeant Ellis WellwoodSifton of the 18 th Battalion, Private john geoge
Pattison of the 50th Battalion, and Captain Thain Wendell MacDowell of the
38th Battalion, for their bravery in this battle.
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For there is not greater sacrifice then this, that one lay down his
life for his friend Are YOU willing to sacrifice for YOUR
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Halifax-On the morning of December 6th, Canadas worst home front disaster
because of the war. In the early morning a French ammunitions ship, the
MontBlanc, carrying 3,000 tons of explosives collided with a Belgium ship, the
Imo, causing an explosion that flattened a sixth of the city and killed 1,600
people instantly and wounding 9,000 more. This is the largest man caused
explosion in the history of mankind. Fundraising and relief supplies are being
c collected to send to Halifax at Town Hall.
Community News
Town Hall- A Victor garden is being Community Center- Come on out and
planted in the front lawn, come out join the members of the Community
and help to plant or contribute seeds Center knitting socks for the family
for the garden. All produce from this and neighbours in the trenches. If you
garden will be sent to the Western dont know how to knit, come on down
Front. and we will show you how. Men
welcome.
YMCA- We are holding a fundraiser for Conscription list for Kingstone county-
the women whose husbands have James Smith, Samuel Van Rothforth,
went off to war and their family. Collect John Pennings, Sam De Vries, We will
your boys and come battle out who is miss you and are so proud of your
the best at basketball. willingness to fight for our freedom.

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