Student intake for the expanded 2025 Trail of the Caribou Commemorations program will begin through the Historic Sites Association. Intake through other partners will commence in the coming weeks.
Following the repatriation of Newfoundland and Labrador's unknown soldier in May, the Honourable Dr. Andrew Furey, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, announced the program would increase from 30 to 100 Newfoundland and Labrador students annually.
The Trail of the Caribou Commemorations Program supports junior and senior high students' travel to Northern France and Belgium to attend remembrance ceremonies at the five caribou monuments, as well as the July 1 ceremony at the Beaumont-Hamel Memorial.
This program prioritizes the inclusion of students from all geographic regions of the province. To support this priority, the 5th Canadian Rangers Patrol Group has been added as a new partner in 2025, providing a conduit to more than 200 communities across the province. Last year, the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation partnered with the Office of Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation to include Indigenous youth on the delegation and this component will continue in 2025.
The Trail of the Caribou Commemorations Program is a partnership between the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Royal Canadian Legion - Newfoundland and Labrador Command, the Historic Sites Association of Newfoundland and Labrador, and the 5th Canadian Ranger Patrol Group.
Quote
"The expansion of the Trail of the Caribou Commemorations Program is a wonderful way to ensure that our youth continue to recognize and respect the sacrifices made for our peace and freedom. Many of the young men and women who traveled overseas for the First World War were not much older than those who participate in this program - certainly something that will evoke much thought and emotion. We are delighted to have both existing and new partners who will assist us with the delivery of the enhanced program. We will remember them."
Honourable Steve Crocker, Minister of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation
For more information
Prince Phillip Drive
St. John's Newfoundland
Canada A1B 4J6
www.gov.nl.ca
