Media Advisory – Last opportunity for media accreditation for 80th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy in France

OTTAWA, ON, May 8, 2024 /CNW/ – An official Government of Canada delegation will participate in a series of events in Normandy, France, from June 4-9 to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy. The delegation, led by the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, will include Veterans, representatives from Indigenous and Veterans organizations and parliamentarians. A contingent of the Canadian Armed Forces, including units and branches involved in D-Day and the Battle of Normandy, will also participate in ceremonies and events.

Veterans Affairs Canada will host a Signature Ceremony, which is open to media and the public, on Thursday, June 6, at the Juno Beach Centre in Courseulles-sur-Mer, France.

Members of the Media who wish to cover the ceremony must register online by Friday, May 10, 2024.

A pool feed of the ceremony will be available for television broadcasters. Accredited members of the media will be provided with a designated area for the ceremony. There may be photo and interview opportunities with delegation members.

Location: Voie des Français Libres, BP 104
                   14470 Courseulles-sur-Mer, France

Date:       Thursday, 6 June 2024

Time:       11:00 CET *Time subject to change

For more information on the 80th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy events in Canada and France, please visit this page.

SOURCE Veterans Affairs Canada – Ottawa