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TIME OUT 10 W E S T W O R L D | W I N T E R 2 0 1 5 erin clifford Juno Beach Revisited Remembering Canadian soldiers by Erin Clifford and Christine Niemczyk CAA TRAVEL CONSULTANT Erin Clifford works at the CAA Yorkton Store. She is also a long- time volunteer with the Yorkton and District Pipe Band and refers to the members of the Royal Canadian Legion General Alexan- der Ross Branch 77 in Yorkton as long-time friends. Clifford has always had a high regard for Juno Beach, so when the opportunity came up to travel with AmaWater- ways to France, including Nor- mandy and Juno Beach, she jumped at it. She boarded the Ama Legro from Paris to Courseulles- sur-Mer, pleased and proud to experience the trip as a CAA Travel consultant and also as a represen- tative of the pipe band and Yorkton legion. The trip to Juno Beach included a tour of the Juno Beach Centre with executive director Jenna Zuschlag Misner. The facility is Canada's Second World War museum and cultural centre in Normandy. The museum pays homage to the 45,000 Canadians who lost their lives during the war, of which 5,500 were killed during the Battle of Normandy and 359 on D-Day. Opened in 2003 by vet- erans and volunteers with a vision to create a permanent memorial to all Canadians who served during the Second World War, the centre's mandate is to preserve this legacy for future generations through edu- cation and remembrance. On behalf of the Yorkton legion, Clifford presented Zuschlag Misner with a book containing the names and stories of the men who served. In exchange, Clifford was presented with sand from Juno Beach and crocheted poppies made by a local woman whose town had been liberated by a Canadian soldier. During her visit, she observed many school-aged children and families dropping by the centre, paying respect and honouring the men who had given up so much. She knew then that the final lines in the Act of Remembrance were true: "At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them." Clifford and Zuschlag Mis- ner then walked along the beach, specifically to the area where the men had landed so many years ago. The day was cold, windy and raining – similar to the day of the invasion on June 6, 1944. W junobeach.org, veterans.gc.ca/ remembers/sub.cfm?source= feature/vetweek/comm_guide/act (l-r) Erin Clifford, CAA Travel consultant at the CAA Yorkton Store, and Jenna Zuschlag Misner, executive director at the Juno Beach Centre. The Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery in Normandy. Canada's Juno Beach Centre in Normandy. Act of Remembrance They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. –Laurence Binyon soldiers the final lines in the Act

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