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The parish church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste is a Romanesque church built in the eleventh and twelfth centuries was classified as a historical monument March 1955
It is a rural parish church of the eleventh century. It has only one nave, a semicircular apse and a bell tower. Despite its rather austere appearance, it deserves to be seen. Outside, the facade, gutter walls of the nave and the apse offer interesting corbels. Inside, the church is rich capitals of the eleventh and twelfth centuries. The nave has murals of the fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. It is mentioned in documents in 1140 when Count of Angoulême Taillefer Vulgrin II strengthens the place to deal with abuse of Aymar de La Rochefoucauld.
Hundreds of people turned out today to honour Canada's peacekeepers for National Peacekeepers’ Day.
Aug. 9 was chosen because in 1974 nine Canadian peacekeepers died when their plane was shot down by missiles over Syria.
The sound of bag pipes filled the air over Peacekeepers Park in Angus as more than 150 men and women from six decades of peacekeeping missions marched towards the roll of honour.
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A special ceremony is held at Peacekeeper Park in Angus, Ont. Aug. 9, 2014 to mark National Peacekeepers' Day. (Mike Walker / CTV Barrie)
A special ceremony is held at Peacekeeper Park in Angus, Ont. Aug. 9, 2014 to mark National Peacekeepers' Day. (Mike Walker / CTV Barrie)
“Unless you've never had the taste of the freedom taken away from you, you never know what it’s like to miss it,” says retired peacekeeper Bill Buck. “There was so many of us who kissed the pavement when we got back to Trenton.”
Buck was a peacekeeper for 30 years. He served in Europe and the Middle East. Today he is remembering the friends he served with and the ones who didn't return home.
“We basically kept trying to keep people from shooting each other and keep them talking,” he says.
As the ‘Last Post’ rang out, 274 Canadians who lost their lives while trying to restore peace in volatile countries were remembered, including the recent mission in Afghanistan. They were members of the armed forces, the RCMP, and public servants.
“We're all over the world as peacekeepers in very dangerous and hot spots and even today they are out there,” says Fern Taillefer, president of the Peacekeeping Association’s central Ontario chapter.
This year's ceremony also recognized the 40th anniversary of one of the worst tragedies in Canada's peacekeeping history. On Aug. 9, 1974, nine Canadians were killed when their plane was shot down over Syria. It remains the largest single-day loss of Canadian lives during a peacekeeping mission.
One by one the names of the nine soldiers were read out loud, and two of them are from Angus: Cpl. Bruce Stringer and Acting Master Warrant Officer Cyril Korejwo.
Stringer’s mother Regina laid a wreath on behalf of her son and all fallen peacekeepers.
“It's a day of great honour”, she says. “When our son went into the military I tried to tell him, ‘You're giving your life’ and he said, ‘This is my country and what I live for.’”
It's a day of mixed emotions for Paul Korejwo as he honours the father he lost 40 years ago and the eight other soldiers who were killed that day. He hopes more people become aware of the sacrifice and dedication made by peacekeepers past and present.
“When you look at the devastation in the world and people like the peacekeepers, what they do around the world is very important and I think when we have ceremonies like this I think it enlightens more and more people,” he says.
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Arnaud Taillefer de Laportaliere (left) of Angers, France, and Ulrike Koch of Vienna, Austria, take a break from classes. The two business majors enjoy the autumn day outside of the Social Science & Business Building on North Campus. (Photo by August Jennewein)
Aug 07, 2014
Angus parade marking 40th anniversary of peacekeeping tragedy
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Sentinels dressed in Canadian uniforms from the 1940s to the present day stand silent vigil at the Memorial Wall.
Alliston Herald
By Brad Pritchard
ANGUS - The annual Peacekeepers’ Parade this Saturday in Angus will recognize a dark but important chapter in Canada’s peacekeeping history.
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Parade organizer Fern Taillefer, president of Central Ontario Chapter of the Canadian Peacekeeping Association, said Saturday’s parade falls on the 40th anniversary of one of the worst peacekeeping tragedies in the country’s history.
“We expect a very large turnout this year with representation of legions from all around the area,” he wrote in an email, adding the parade will probably one of the biggest to date.
Peacekeepers’ Day on Aug. 9 is in honour of those who sacrificed their lives while serving in peacekeeping roles, as well as for current and former service personnel.
It recognizes members of the Canadian Forces, the RCMP and other civilian personnel who have served in NATO missions or in other capacities.
Peacekeepers’ Park in Angus was created in 2004, the same year Peacekeepers’ Day was officially recognized.
Three years ago, an honour wall with the names of those killed on peacekeeping missions was installed at the park and earlier this year replica UN guard posts were installed at the property.
Two of the names on the wall share a strong connection with the community.
Acting Master Warrant Officer Cyril Korejwo and Cpl. Bruce Stringer, both from Angus, along with seven other Canadians were killed Aug. 9, 1974 after a plane they were aboard flying over Syria was shot down. To date, it’s considered the largest single-day loss of Canadian lives during a peacekeeping mission.
Peacekeepers’ Day was inaugurated on the 30th anniversary of the tragedy.
“Peacekeeping Day is about recognition and commemoration of peacekeepers past, present and yet to come and their families, recognition and thanks to those who help make the peacekeeping duty less arduous, and remembering our fallen comrades who have died in the service of peace,” he said.
The wall of honour includes the names of the 116 Canadian peacekeepers that died while serving with the United Nations and other peacekeeping missions. It also includes the names of the 158 Canadian soldiers who lost their lives in Afghanistan, three Royal Canadian Mounted Police killed in Haiti and a small representation of the Korea Veterans killed in peacekeeping duties.
The short parade will start at 10:30 a.m. at the LCBO plaza and march towards Peacekeepers’ Park at the north end of Mill Street.
The procession will include members from the local peacekeeping association, volunteer firefighters, representatives from the OPP and the RCMP, legion members, soldiers from CFB Borden, cadets and more.
After the parade a ceremony will be held at the park next to the memorial wall, followed by a reception at the Angus Legion on Fraser Street starting around noon.