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Credit: MS Roxanne Wood/CF Snowbirds
Canadian Snowbirds will fly over Bravery Park in Orangeville today at 9:25 a.m as part of the grand opening ceremony of the brand new park.
The park commemorates the sacrifice of Canadian Armed Forces members and will function as an educational space where the realities of war, bravery and freedom are embedded in every aspect of the space.
Significant park features include the impressive statue of two Afghan children gifting a butterfly to a Canadian soldier, with the butterfly being a symbol of peace, change and trust. The sculpture was created by local artists Donna Pascoe and Peter Turrell.
A $45,000 Veterans Affairs Monument Grant helped make the piece possible. The park also features an eye-catching memorial stone, with a beautiful image by artist Danny Hahlbohm, paying tribute to all Canadian soldiers — the fallen, those still serving, our veterans, the injured and those with PTSD.
Major donors for the $13,685 stone are Rory MacKinnon of the Riddell Road McDonalds, Hear Well Be Well, and St. John’s United Church Foundation.
The grand opening also includes a military parade, and attendance by Canadian Forces representatives, including keynote speaker Jodi Mitic, a retired elite sniper in Afghanistan. Ontario’s Lieutenant-Governor, The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, will officially open the park with Dufferin-Caledon MP Kyle Seeback, and Solicitor General and MPP Sylvia Jones in attendance.
Canadian Forces Snowbirds will be in Toronto over the Labour Day long weekend as part of the Canadian International Air Show.
Canadian Forces Snowbirds Flyby Orangeville
When: Friday, September 3 around 9:25 a.m.
Where: Bravery Park, Orangeville
