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Vimy Ridge Academy
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1957-
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Formerly known as Bonnie Doon High School until the 1999-2000 school year. Additions were made to the school in 1959 and 1970. The name Vimy Ridge is a commemorative name for the Battle at Vimy Ridge during World War I, where four Canadian Infantry Divisions defeated the Allied forces in France. In 1922, the French government ceded to Canada in perpetuity Vimy Ridge and the land surrounding it. The Vimy Memorial, unveiled in 1936, stands as a poignant reminder of the 11,285 Canadian soldiers killed in France who have no known graves.
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8205 90 Avenue NW
Edmonton, Alberta T6C 1N8
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Record created August 30, 2022.
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- English
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A Century and Ten by M.A. Kostek
Canadian War Museum Battle of Vimy Ridge https://www.warmuseum.ca/the-battle-of-vimy-ridge/
Vimy Ridge Academy website https://vimyridge.epsb.ca/about/
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Record created by KM.