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At a Passchendaele pig farm, a new Canadian target

April 24th, 2014

PASSCHENDAELE, Belgium — The Canadian objective, 1917: Capture German stronghold Vine Cottage on the way to Passchendaele. The Canadian objective, 2014: Convince pig farmer Ingrid Vandepitte and her husband to erect a First World War memorial on the front lawn, the former site of Vine Cottage. “I still don’t think you’re going to get a lot (of tourists) […]

GGHG Hosts 2014 Garrison Ball

April 4th, 2014

Just when you think you’ve seen it all, horses trot into the Liberty Grand. The annual Toronto Officer’s Garrison Ball took over the Exhibition grounds last Saturday, with all of the pomp and circumstance associated with military tradition. Recognizing the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Italy in the Second World War, the green-white-red themed […]

March 27 Proclaimed GGHG Day in Toronto

March 27th, 2014

The City of Toronto Proclaims March 27, 2014 as Governor General’s Horse Guards Day. Click here to read the article.