加拿大重申1590万加元接管国家荣誉墓园 安葬逾2万名军人与家属

加拿大魁北克省潘特克莱尔(Pointe-Claire)消息,加拿大退伍军人事务部长 Jill McKnight 11月8日到访最后邮报基金(Last Post Fund)国家荣誉墓园,重申2026年联邦预算的承诺:自2027至28年度起四年内拨款1,590万加元,并提供每年210万加元的持续经费,由退伍军人事务部收购、修复并运营这座墓园。
国家荣誉墓园是加拿大国家历史遗址,安葬着超过20,000名军人及其亲属。最后邮报基金成立于1909年,并于1930年创建这座墓园。
退伍军人事务部表示,接管安排将确保墓园得到长期维护,继续作为纪念加拿大军人服务与牺牲的场所。
2026年预算还提出,自2026至27年度起三年内拨款1,140万加元,用于纪念加拿大军事史上的重要时刻。
(来源:加拿大退伍军人事务部)
Canada Reaffirms $15.9 Million to Acquire and Operate the National Field of Honour
POINTE-CLAIRE, Quebec - Veterans Affairs Minister Jill McKnight visited the Last Post Fund National Field of Honour on November 8 and reiterated the Budget 2026 commitment of $15.9 million over four years, starting in 2027-28, plus $2.1 million in ongoing funding, for Veterans Affairs Canada to acquire, remediate and operate the cemetery.
The National Field of Honour is a National Historic Site of Canada and the resting place of more than 20,000 service members and their loved ones. The Last Post Fund was founded in 1909 and created the cemetery in 1930.
Veterans Affairs Canada said the arrangement will ensure the site is maintained over the long term as a place commemorating the service and sacrifice of Canadian service members.
Budget 2026 also proposes $11.4 million over three years, starting in 2026-27, for commemorating defining moments in Canada's military history.
(Source: Veterans Affairs Canada)
来源:加拿大退伍军人事务部
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图片来源:加拿大军人墓碑(资料图,摄于香港西湾战争坟场,CC BY 3.0,Wikimedia Commons) / Headstones of Canadian soldiers at Sai Wan War Cemetery, Hong Kong (file photo, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons)
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