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 started with the inauguration of the Canada Gate and a ceremony at sunset at the Crest Farm Canadian Memorial on 9 November.
















































































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