PENINSULA Remains of air crew recovered
A Second World War crash site on the Island ends the search for four missing men, page 5 Black Press C O M M U N I T Y
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Friday, June 6, 2014
70th anniversary of D-Day
Honoured service Peter Godwin Chance is one of the few surviving veterans of the D-Day naval blockade of the English Channel Steven Heywood News staff
On June 6, 1944, the HMCS Skeena formed part of the blockade of the English Channel, safeguarding the western flank of the largest amphibious landing in human history — D-Day. On board was Acting Sub-Lieutenant and ship’s navigator Peter Godwin Chance. He would later go on to command a variety of frigates and destroyers in his naval career, eventually retiring at the rank of Commander and moved to Sidney. On May 21, Chance and 14 other veterans of various actions during the invasion of Normandy, were awarded the Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur. It’s France’s highest honour and was presented in a Vancouver ceremony by M. Jean-Christophe Fleury, Consul General of France, on behalf of the President of France. The medal (which Chance calls his new ‘gong’ Province of B.C. due to its size) is being presented to Peter Chance received the 390 Canadian veterans on the occaLégion d’honneur May 21 sion of the anniversary of D-Day, 66 of from Consul General M. Jean- whom live in B.C. “The President and people of France Christophe Fleury. are pleased to recognize the bravery and commitment of Canada’s D-Day veterans by bestowing France’s highest award, the Legion d’honneur,” said Fleury. “D-Day marked the start of the liberation of France and the rest of Europe, and we are forever grateful to all those Canadian and Allied forces who sacrificed so much in the cause of freedom.” PLEASE SEE: Vivid memories of D-Day action, page 4
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Learn to Camp this summer
Gulf Islands National Park staff and MEC team up to teach camping confidence, page 3 Watch for breaking news at www.vicnews.com