Dutch liberation pilgrimage goes ahead in Sept. 2022 after COVID-related postponements
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
GUELPH, Ontario — July 18, 2022
Originally scheduled for May 2020, In Our Fathers’ Footsteps: A Dutch Liberation Pilgrimage, will go ahead this September after several COVID-related postponements. Over a hundred Canadian descendants of Second World War liberators from across the country will walk 60 km along the route of the Canadian troops in the Netherlands, participating in commemorations and celebrations along the way. The one-time, not-for-profit event, which sold out in 2020, is accepting participants until July 28th.
The IOFF contingent will carry The Canadian Remembrance Torch currently being designed and built by a team of engineering students at McMaster University. Those students will accompany the group and take part in a special ceremony at Het Loo Palace with Princess Margriet during which The Canadian Remembrance Torch will be passed “to the next generation.”
“This (torch) project challenged us to design imaginatively, push ourselves technically, and learn about a piece of history that must never be forgotten,” said Sebastian Tattersall, one of the design team members.
“The highlight will be our walk, as a large Canadian contingent with flags and a military band, into Het Loo Palace in Apeldoorn where we’ll be met by Princess Margriet,” says Karen Hunter, IOFF’s organizer.
The Canadian Remembrance Torch is a registered charity with a mission to make Canadian remembrance relevant, vibrant, and accessible—especially for young people—so as to inspire year-round gratitude for peace and freedom.
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Media contact:
Karen Hunter: 519-835-1314 hello@canadianremembrancetorch.ca
More info: https://canadianremembrancetorch.ca/in-our-fathers-footsteps/
Available for interviews: Karen Hunter, McMaster design team members, IOFF participants