Royal Winnipeg Rifles unveil legacy project

By: Mikaela MacKenzie photos / Winnipeg Free Press Posted: 12:51 PM CST Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018 Last Modified: 1:25 PM CST Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018

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During the Royal Winnipeg Rifles' 135th anniversary commemoration service at Vimy Ridge Memorial Park on Saturday, the Legacy Stone Project was unveiled. The project is a number of engraved stones placed around the cenotaph to remember the sacrifices of soldiers that served with the Royal Winnipeg Rifles, an army reserve infantry unit based in Winnipeg.

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During the Royal Winnipeg Rifles’ 135th anniversary commemoration service at Vimy Ridge Memorial Park on Saturday, the Legacy Stone Project was unveiled. The project is a number of engraved stones placed around the cenotaph to remember the sacrifices of soldiers that served with the Royal Winnipeg Rifles, an army reserve infantry unit based in Winnipeg.

Honorary Colonel Emoke Szathmáry helps unveils the Legacy Stone Project.

Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel Albert El Tassi unveils the Legacy Stone Project.

Lt.-Gov. Janice Filmon addresses the gathering.

MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS The Royal Winnipeg Rifles host a 135th anniversary commemoration service and unveiling of the Legacy Stone Project at Vimy Ridge Memorial Park in Winnipeg on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. Winnipeg Free Press 2018.

Isla Monro, seven, stays warm before the service.

Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel Albert El Tassi.

The Minto Armoury-based regiment's original 1992 memorial stone has been raised and surrounded by 300 new legacy stone markers. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press)

Mikaela MacKenzie
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Mikaela MacKenzie loves meeting people, experiencing new things, and learning something every day. That's what drove her to pursue a career as a visual journalist — photographers get a hands-on, boots-on-the-ground look at the world.

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