Local residents honour Vimy Veterans

April 16, 2026 @ 7:34 amNews, Walkerton Herald-Times

REMEMBERING VIMY RIDGE - Pat McNinch and Tom Traversy stand at the Walkerton cenotaph to mark the Battle of Vimy Ridge that began on April 9, 1917. (Pauline Kerr photo)

WALKERTON – On Thursday, April 9, two local men with military connections stood at the Walkerton cenotaph, in the cold rain, to honour those who fought at Vimy Ridge in 1917. “It was raining that day in 1917, too,” said Pat McNinch. McNinch and Tom Traversy have made it their mission to see that military…

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Pauline Kerr is a Local Journalism Initiative Reporter with the Walkerton Herald-Times. The Local Journalism Initiative is funded by the Government of Canada.