Concert to commemorate lives of World War I soldiers at Grace Tipling Hall

Concert to commemorate lives of World War I soldiers at Grace Tipling Hall

By Paula Brown, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The month of April marks the anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge and local residents will have the opportunity to step back in time to the lives and experience of World War I soldiers through music. Small Town Big Ideas, a speaker series organized by CanHist, will be welcoming Canadian acoustic folk band The Fugitives on April 30 at Grace Tipling Hall for a performance of their 90-minute m…

It's a well-established tradition: French citizens from Toronto and several of their friends will commemorate the 108th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, a significant Canadian victory in Northwest France during the First World War. The ceremony will take place on Sunday, April 13, at 10:55 a.m., at the Cenotaph at Old City Hall, on Queen Street between Yonge and Bay. Ontario Lieutenant Governor Edith Dumont and Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow …