Ontario Parliament Education
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Learn about Ontario's Parliament. Tours, education programs & resources, historical info & more. For all learners and teachers! En français: @PARLONeducation
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Are you looking for an interesting outing for your team at work? Do you like art? Book one of our upcoming Art and Architecture Tours as a #teambuilding event for your office! Contact us at 416-325-0061 or check out our website for more info: ow.ly/aPHI50Mjnby
The flags are at half-mast from sunrise to sunset at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario today in recognition of Remembrance Day #LestWeForget #CanadaRemembers #RemembranceDay
All former MPPs have their names carved into the marble walls in the Legislative Building. Some are succeeded by “V.C.” to signify those who have received the Victoria Cross - the highest military honour awarded in the Commonwealth #RemembranceDay #LestWeForget #CanadaRemembers
Near Ypres in 1915, Second Lieutenant Benjamin Handley Geary held the top of Hill 60 against heavy artillery and bomb attacks. He served as Sergeant-at-Arms in Ontario's Legislature from 1947 to 1976 #RemembranceDay #LestWeForget #CanadaRemembers
In 1914, near Kemmel, Belgium, Private Henry Howey Robson rescued wounded comrades while suffering from heavy personal injuries. Robson served as Sergeant-at-Arms for the Ontario legislature from 1941 to 1946 #RemembranceDay #LestWeForget #CanadaRemembers
Lieutenant Charles Smith Rutherford commanded an assaulting party in Monchy, France where he was responsible for the capture of 80 enemy soldiers and 3 machine guns. Rutherford was Sergeant-at-Arms from 1935 to 1940 #RemembranceDay #lestweforget #CanadaRemembers
In one day in 1918, near Arras, France, Private Walter Leigh Rayfield brought down two enemy soldiers and took 40 more as prisoners. Rayfield served as Sergeant-at-Arms for Ontario from 1934 to 1935. #RemembranceDay #LestWeForget #CanadaRemembers