Vimy Ridge Day Act, 2010, S.O. 2010, c. 3

• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Year: 2000

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Vimy Ridge Day Act, 2010

S.O. 2010, CHAPTER 3

Consolidation Period: From May 18, 2010 to the e-Laws currency date.

No amendments.

Preamble

Vimy Ridge is a 14 kilometre long escarpment in France at which one of the most dramatic battles of the First World War (1914-1918) occurred on April 9, 1917. German forces took control of the ridge in October 1914. British and French forces repeatedly tried and failed to retake the ridge. It was Canadian forces that succeeded in doing so during the Battle of Vimy Ridge. Four divisions or 100,000 Canadian men followed a creeping artillery barrage, an innovative tactic that was used by both sides of the war in later battles. Victory was secured but at the price of 3,598 Canadians killed and nearly 10,600 injured. It remains Canada’s bloodiest day.

The Battle of Vimy Ridge is widely regarded as a watershed moment in the evolution of Canada as an independent nation. The Battle marked the first...