We are pleased to celebrate the Prime Minister's visit to Forest Hills School as part of the Memory Project Initiative that took place on Monday, December 15th, 2008. The Prime Minister thanked the veterans for their important work on behalf of all Canadians and answered questions from our very own grade 5 students.
The following Members of Parliament from New Brunswick were also in attendance:Minister of Veteran Affairs, Greg Thompson MP -New Brunswick Southwest, Rob Moore MP -Fundy Royal, Rodney Westin MP- Saint John, and Tilly O'Neill-Gordan MP - Miramichi. Former Saint John MP, Elsie Wayne also was in attendance at the event.
The famous Canadian comic Rick Mercer made a special guest appearance to coordinate a Holiday Greetings for the troops in Afghanistan from the Prime Minister. Grade 5, Grade 8 and student cadets from Forest Hills School participated in this special greeting for the troops.
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