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On September 21, 22, 23 Orillia hosted its' first Beatles Celebration and instantly became the largest in Canada. Adopt-A-Minefield/Canadian Landmine Foundation was selected as the charity by virtue of our association with Paul McCartney. Staff of the Foundation spent two beautiful but windy days selling t-shirts, taking donations, and speaking to attendees about the landmine issue, Canada's

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The story below describes a horrible tragedy in Mozambique over the weekend. Our thoughts go out to the family that has lost so much. The Foundation and our international partners have been supporting mine action in Mozambique for many years. I just visited Mozambique in May and was inspired by the strength of the people that have faced such hardship coming out of conflict. I was so proud of

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All of us at the the Canadian Landmine Foundation joins with people across Canada and around the world in mourning the passing of Carol Isfeld, M.S.M (civil division). The story of Carol creating the "Izzy Doll" for her son Master Corporal Mark Isfeld to hand out to children in areas where he was serving as a peacekeeper, is legendary. Following Mark's death, while removing landmines in June

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Tomorrow, citizens across the country will have the opportunity to honour Canadian contributions toward peacekeeping by wearing blue in observance of Peacekeepers Day. Peacekeepers Day, created by the Canadian Association of Veterans in United Nations Peacekeeping (CAVUNP), allows Canadians to learn the stories of our peacekeepers and recognize this great source of our national pride. In his

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Welcome to all!! To get us started I wanted to tell you a little about what drives us at the Canadian Landmine Foundation. Many years ago, on April 10th, 2000, a 11-year-old girl named Ema Alic and two of her friends were playing in a field north of Sarajevo and they were killed by an antipersonnel landmine. “I remember thinking at the time” said Scott Fairweather, President and CEO, “that my

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