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Dogs have a way of showing love without conditions, staying close through good days, bad days, and everything in between.
Their loyalty is often found in the smallest moments, from waiting by the door to simply sitting beside us when we need comfort most.
For many people, that kind of bond feels like a reminder that love does not always need words to be understood.
Maybe that is why dogs leave such a lasting mark on our lives, even long after their paw prints are gone.

No.02 Construction BN Soldier Belfield Hall of Barbados. We digitized his records at Library and Archives Canada.

Remembered today.. Gus Este
We honoured him in 2005, 2006, 2007 and in April 2008, we interviewed him as part of a VAC project. We have the raw footage and video clips appear on the VAC site since 2011

A unique memorial for a very young Aussie soldier…

This is not Mark Anthony Graham. Posted on another site.

Canpotex is making the largest supply-chain investment in its history, putting $500 million into Neptune Bulk Terminals at the Port of Vancouver.

Neptune is the world’s largest potash export terminal and one of the most important links between Saskatchewan mines and farmers overseas.

The project will replace and modernize shiploaders, conveyors and the massive equipment used to unload railcars arriving from the Prairies.

More than 15 million tonnes of Canadian potash move through Canpotex’s network each year to customers in over 40 countries, primarily across Asia, South America and Oceania.

Canpotex says 85 to 90 per cent of spending on the project is expected to go to Canadian suppliers and contractors, while construction could support 400 to 500 jobs.

The company expects the work to be completed in 2028 without interrupting customer shipments.

Canada already holds the world’s largest potash reserves, and Vancouver gives Saskatchewan producers direct access to customers across the Pacific and beyond.

It’s a remarkably Canadian supply chain, with Prairie minerals travelling in thousands of railcars before ending up aboard ocean-going ships on the West Coast.



(Source: Canpotex, Government of Saskatchewan, The Canadian Press)

Meet Sgt Roger Butler of No 2 Construction Battalion. In 2010, I journeyed to Ottawa to digitize his military records and those 250 other men of Battalion. I also digitized 21 Black soldiers in non segregated units. I had the distinct please of connecting with descendants "Candice Butler"
who shared military and family photos including this one. Keeping the legacy of No 2 Construction alive.

From Sept. 27 to Oct. 1, 1918, the Battle of Canal du Nord was fought.
The Canadians were tasked with crossing the Canal du Nord, breaking the German trench systems and capturing Cambrai.
Six Canadian soldiers received the Victoria Cross.
This is their story.

John MacGregor:
A member of the Canadian Mounted Rifles, he led his company while wounded and under intense fire to capture German machine guns. His company took eight prisoners and continued their advance.
He died in 1952.

Graham Thomson Lyall:
A veteran of the Somme and Vimy Ridge, MacGregor served with the 102nd Battalion at Canal du Nord. In two days of fighting, he captured three German officers, 182 others, 26 machine guns and one field gun. He died in 1941.

Samuel Lewis Honey:
By 1918, he had earned the Military Medal and DCM. At Canal du Nord, he took command after all his company officers became casualties. His men repelled four counter-attacks, and he captured a post and machine gun. He died in the battle.

George Fraser Kerr:
By the Battle of Canal du Nord, he had earned the Military Cross and Military Medal. In the battle, he rushed a German strong point by himself and captured four machine guns and 31 prisoners. He died in 1929.

Milton Fowler Gregg:
He earned the Military Cross with Bar by the time of Canal du Nord. While wounded and under fire he collected bombs for an attack. He led the attack, killing 11 Germans, taking 25 prisoner and capturing 12 machine guns. He died in 1978.

William Merrifield:
He had the Military Medal by the time of Canal du Nord. He made a solo foray after being wounded twice to capture two machine gun posts. He then led his platoon in an attack before being treated for his wounds. He died in 1943.

I hope you enjoyed that look at the Canadian Victoria Crosses of Canal du Nord.

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*sources*

Government of Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/military-history/history-heritage/casualty-identification-military/canal-du-nord-1918.html
Vimy Foundation: https://vimyfoundation.ca/battles/battle-of-the-canal-du-nord
Canadian War Museum: https://www.warmuseum.ca/firstworldwar/history/battles-and-fighting/land-battles/arras-and-canal-du-nord-1918/
Legion Magazine: https://legionmagazine.com/curries-crossing-remembering-the-battle-of-canal-du-nord/