In Groot-Zonnebeke a lot of ceremonies and other activities take place between November 8th and 12th 2017. The Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917, the municipality of Zonnebeke and the GPS 1917 vzw commemorate, in collaboration with the Canadian and Flemish Government, the Canadian capture of the ruins of Passchendaele on 10 November 1917. These commemorations form the end of the commemoration period ‘100 years battle of Passchendaele’ which started on 29 July. 

A Canadian delegation participates in several ceremonies in Zonnebeke, Ypres and Langemark-Poelkapelle. The official ceremonies in Zonnebeke begin with the inauguration of the Canada Gate and a ceremony at sunset at the Crest Farm Canadian Memorial on 9 November. The next day there is a big ceremony at CWGC Tyne Cot Cemetery. 

Opening of remembrance garden and closing of Zonnebeke Church Dugout

On 9 November, the Canadian Remembrance Garden in the Zonnebeke chateau grounds was officially opened at 1 pm. The Canadian Remembrance Garden is one of the seven gardens in the form of a poppy in the thematic Passchendaele Memorial Park. The Canadian garden contains plants from every Canadian climate zone that represent the inhabitants of all Canadian regions involved in the Battle of Passchendaele. In addition, there is also a sculpture by a Canadian artist with Inuit roots.  





















































































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