Peace. Freedom. Gratitude.

We do remembrance differently.

It’s about today, not yesterday.
Gratitude, not sadness.
Every day, not just November 11th.

Our Initiatives

The Canadian Remembrance Torch

Designed, built, and refined by teams of engineering students at McMaster University, The Canadian Remembrance Torch is our national symbol of gratitude for peace and freedom.

“The Torch be yours; to hold it high”

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“It was super strange. I was reading about the Yemen’s and one of their deaths was never acknowledged … Someone sacrificed their life here in Guelph to go fight in the war. I feel that’s a huge thing that should be documented.”
Thomas SzaboStudent TorchBearer

“Thankful” Music Video

Written and performed by three Toronto-based artists, and filmed by a team of recent graduates, “Thankful” celebrates our Veterans, expresses gratitude for the gift of peace and freedom, and encourages year-round remembrance.

Faces to Names

Faces to Names brings remembrance to life. Currently in development, Faces to Names will be a free online resource that serves as Canada’s national site for student research, education, and year-round commemorative inspiration.

Student TorchBearers

Inspired by a program created by Second World War pilot, Charley Fox, Student TorchBearers are Detectives, Creatives, and Influencers. They do history, rather than study it.

In Our Fathers’ Footsteps (IOFF)

In Our Fathers’ Footsteps is an immersive remembrance experience for the descendants of Canadian Armed Forces members who helped liberate the Dutch during the Second World War.

Media

Going Dutch: How Canada can find more creative ways to celebrate our veterans

Karen Hunter

Contributed to The Globe And Mail | Published November 7th, 2020

When it comes to honouring Canada’s Second World War veterans and war dead, the Dutch set the gold standard. Canada would do well to claim bronze. Not that remembrance is a competition, but like the Olympics, mastery reflects national pride, focused effort and unwavering commitment to keep the flame burning.