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Vimy Memorial LEGO© Set
Westmount, Quebec – 23 November 2025: The RMR Foundation is pleased to share that the Vimy Foundation’s popular LEGO® Vimy Memorial Sets are back for a limited time, just in time for the holidays. Built with official LEGO® bricks, this unique keepsake of remembrance is a miniature tribute to the Canadian National Vimy Memorial and…
ContinueApplications Open For Vimy Pilgrimage Award 2026
Westmount, Quebec – 24 October 2025: Applications for the 2026 Vimy Pilgrimage Award (VPA) are open until 25 November 2025. Students can win a fully-funded week-long immersive educational program in Belgium and France to study Canada’s tremendous First World War history. VPA recipients demonstrate an outstanding commitment to their communities through positive contributions, volunteering, or notable…
ContinueRum Ration Podcast Episode 10: Vimy – Birth of a nation
Westmount, Quebec – 09 April 2025: 108-years ago today, on April 9th, 1917 — arguably the day Canada’s identity was forged in blood atop Vimy Ridge. In this episode of The Rum Ration, the hosts revisit the harrowing story of the RMR’s role in one of the Great War’s most iconic battles, an incredible feat…
ContinueApplications for the Beaverbrook Vimy Prize are now open
Westmount, Quebec – 17 March 2024: The Beaverbrook Vimy Prize (BVP) is a unique learning experience in Belgium and France, awarded to outstanding youth between 15-17 years of age. Through this 10-day experiential program, recipients from Canada, the United Kingdom, and France study the interwoven First and Second World War history of their respective countries.…
ContinueRemembering Arthur and Bill West, RMR brothers killed at Vimy Ridge
Westmount, Quebec – 09 April 2023: The RMR Foundation was originally contacted by Franky Mahieu of Belgium for permission to use a photo of a group of RMR officers taken at Cassel in April 1915 that had been published on 12 April 2015 as part of the the RMR Foundation’s “This Day in RMR History”…
Continue105 Years Later: The RMR’s Assault on Vimy Ridge
Westmount, Quebec – 09 April 2022: 105 years ago this morning, in the snow and rain, the men of the 14th Battalion (RMR) – as part of the first assault wave of the entire Canadian Corps – rose out of their muddy trenches and began advancing towards their two objectives. Prior to their attack they had…
ContinueVimy Pilgrimage Award 2018
Westmount, Quebec – 27 October 2017: Applications for the 2018 Vimy Pilgrimage Award are open until 12 November 2017. Students can win a fully-funded week-long immersive educational program in Belgium and France to study Canada’s tremendous First World War history. Young Canadians, aged 14-17, who demonstrate outstanding civic service through volunteer work by making positive contributions in…
ContinueReflections of a modern soldier on Vimy
Article written by Sergeant Juan D. Nino, RMR Westmount, Quebec – 27 April 2017: As we drove near Vimy Ridge on April 6, 2017 Canadian flags hung outside the window of every home in a small countryside French town. Still, 100 years later, the town of Givenchy-en-Gohelle remembers. Not much further down the road, we…
ContinueRegiments on the Ridge: Vimy 100 Years On
Westmount, Quebec – 16 April 2017: The battle of Vimy Ridge was a defining moment for Canada. In April 1917, the Canadian Corps, fighting for the first time as a Canadian entity, attacked the ridge which spanned seven kilometers and was heavily fortified by the Germans. The French and British had previously attempted to take the…
ContinueRMR Contingent in New Zealand Commemorates 100th Anniversary of Vimy Ridge
Article written by Warrant Officer Brent McNair, CSM “A” Company, RMR Rotorura, New Zealand – 09 April 2017: The eight-man team of The Royal Montreal Regiment, a contingent of Australian Defence Forces and the 3/6 BN of the Royal New Zealand Regiment commemorated the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge together at the…
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