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who is treasure on empire Share this Story : Names to be added to controversial Victims of Communism memorial next year, says organizer Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Breadcrumb Trail Links Defence Watch Names to be added to controversial Victims of Communism memorial next year, says organizer The monument in downtown Ottawa opened on Dec. 12 without any names inscribed. Get the latest from David Pugliese, Ottawa Citizen straight to your inbox Sign Up Author of the article: David Pugliese • Ottawa Citizen Published Dec 12, 2024 • Last updated 14 minutes ago • 4 minute read Join the conversation You can save this article by registering for free here . Or sign-in if you have an account. The Memorial to the Victims of Communism had its grand opening off of Wellington Street in Ottawa Thursday. Photo by Tony Caldwell / POSTMEDIA Article content The controversial Victims of Communism memorial opened Dec. 12 with organizers promising that the names of those to be honoured will be added to the site by next year. Article content Article content But shortly after that official statement was made, the office of Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge claimed that no specific timeline had been agreed to by the federal government. Dozens of people, including diplomats and community leaders, gathered for the opening of the memorial, located near the corner of Wellington and Bay streets. Advertisement 2 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles from Elizabeth Payne, David Pugliese, Andrew Duffy, Bruce Deachman and others. 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Activate your Online Access Now Article content Yvan Baker, the Liberal MP for Etobicoke Centre who was supposed to be the federal government official to inaugurate the memorial, did not show up at the event. He later attended a reception after the event. The unveiling was put on hold last year because of the controversy over parliamentarians honouring Yaroslav Hunka, a Ukrainian Waffen SS soldier and potential links between the monument and Nazi collaborators, according to records obtained by the Ottawa Citizen. In addition, Jewish groups have voiced their ongoing concerns about the names of alleged Nazi collaborators and other fascists being inscribed on the memorial’s wall of remembrance. But Ludwik Klimkowski, who leads the organization behind the memorial, said names will be added starting next year. Dozens of people, including diplomats and community leaders, gathered at the new Victims of Communism memorial on Dec. 12 for an inauguration ceremony. Ludwik Klimkowski, the chair of the board of directors of Tribute to Liberty, addressed the crowd. Photo by Catherine Morrison / POSTMEDIA “Friends we hope to see you again in 2025 to tell you all about the journey of those are meant to be on the side of this wall of remembrance,” said Klimkowski, chair of the Tribute of Liberty organization. “If you don’t hear them today, you will hear them at that point.” But when Klimkowski spoke about adding the names, a protester shouted “No Nazis.” Advertisement 3 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content The federal government, however, says it is not correct to state that names will be added next year. ‘‘We did not commit to a specific timeline as we are still conducting due diligence on the names,” Charles Thibault-Béland, press secretary to Pascale St-Onge, stated in an email. “We will continue our work to ensure that all aspects of the Memorial are in accordance with our Canadian values, so it remains an inclusive space that fosters remembrance, commemoration, and reflection for all who visit.” Klimkowski was not immediately available for an interview when reached for comment about the federal government’s position. The Memorial to the Victims of Communism has already been the focus of multiple controversies over its exact purpose, location, size and cost over the last 15 years. The price tag for the project has ballooned to an estimated $7.5 million — including $6 million in public funds — from an original budget of $1.5 million. The memorial, originally started by the Conservative government of then-prime minister Stephen Harper, was supposed to be funded entirely through private donations. Advertisement 4 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content Dozens of people, including diplomats and community leaders, gathered at the new Victims of Communism memorial on Dec. 12 for an inauguration ceremony. Photo by Catherine Morrison But taxpayers are now footing most of the bill as that private fundraising initiative fell far short when significant public financial support did not materialize. Officials with a Holocaust education organization, the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center, said they remain concerned about the addition of the names. A report prepared for the Department of Canadian Heritage warned that between 50 and 60 of the names proposed for the memorial are alleged to be directly associated with the Nazis. The report recommended that more than half of the 550 names planned to go on the memorial be removed because it is too difficult to verify the backgrounds of the individuals and what they may or may not have done during the Second World War. Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center official Jaime Kirzner-Roberts said her organization asked for a commitment from Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge that such names not be inscribed on the monument but so far has not received such a promise. “So there is still a lot of work to be done and a lot of questions to be answered before we can feel confident that this memorial will not become an embarrassment for Canada,” she said Dec. 12. “Sad that we even have to say this, but any monument in our capital that celebrates Nazis is simply unacceptable.” Advertisement 5 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content Robert Tmej, a member of the board of directors of Tribute to Liberty, the charity started in 2008 to establish the memorial, said it was great to see the monument open. Still, it’s also “bittersweet” given that there has been controversy surrounding the initiative, he added. Tmej said the list includes many people who sought refuge in Canada who don’t have an internet presence, meaning there’s no research on them. “They cannot be considered as fascists or Nazis just because either the government or the researchers didn’t do their job well enough to determine who these people were,” Tmej said. The Memorial to the Victims of Communism had its grand opening off of Wellington Street in Ottawa Thursday. Photo by Tony Caldwell / Postmedia Historians working for Canadian Heritage have pointed out that Nazi records are located in German government archives but it would take an enormous effort to examine the backgrounds of each person whose name is to go on the wall. Historians consulted by the department have repeatedly pointed out the easiest way out of the controversy would not to include any names at all. Federal officials in other departments have also continued to warn Canadian Heritage that the inclusion of Nazi collaborators on the memorial will cause international embarrassment. “It is important to note that many anti-communist and anti-Soviet advocates and fighters were also active Nazi collaborators, who committed documented massacres,” Global Affairs Canada officials warned their counterparts at Canadian Heritage in 2021. Advertisement 6 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content Private donations had already been made to the monument in the names of Nazi collaborators, CBC News reported in July 2021. Those included Roman Shukhevych, a Ukrainian nationalist whose troops murdered Jews and Poles, and Ante Pavelić who ran a Nazi puppet regime in Croatia and is considered a chief perpetrator of the Holocaust in the Balkans, the CBC reported. Dozens of people, including diplomats and community leaders, gathered at the new Victims of Communism memorial on Dec. 12 for an inauguration ceremony. Photo by Catherine Morrison / POSTMEDIA Tributes were placed at the new Victims of Communism memorial. Photo by Catherine Morrison / POSTMEDIA The Memorial to the Victims of Communism had its grand opening off of Wellington Street in Ottawa, Dec. 12, 2024. Photo by Tony Caldwell / POSTMEDIA (With files from Catherine Morrison) David Pugliese is an award-winning journalist covering Canadian Forces and military issues in Canada. 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Kakko's late goal lifts Rangers past Canadiens 4-3The Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), which has seen massive upgrades under the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) government, has a number of enhancement works being conducted that are at various stages of completion including the new commercial centre that is 70 per cent completed. This update was provided by Public Works Ministry, Juan Edghill. In an invited comment to this publication, Edghill explained that the 70 per cent completion rate for the commercial centre was done with 95 per cent of the contract duration completed. Then there is the work being done on the International Apron, where the asphaltic concrete is being replaced with rigid pavement. This project, which is being done by Avinash Contracting and Scrap Metal Incorporated, is 38 per cent completed. Avinash Contracting is also constructing the Administrative Building for the airport and according to Minister Edghill, this component is 40 per cent complete. Back in October, it had been revealed that Avinash Contracting was served with two performance letters and engaged by the relevant personnel overseeing the project’s completion. According to Edghill, the contractor has been making an effort to increase the pace of work. “Over the last months, we have seen an increase in their performance as they have increased their resources with an average of 10-16 workers, additional trucks, excavator and roller. Additionally, they work an average of 10-12 hours. Notwithstanding the above the consistency of the progress continues to pose a challenge,” Edghill indicated. When it comes to the $890 Million administration building, it is envisioned that it will house over 300 airport staff when completed. Edghill explained that since 95 per cent of the 16-month contract duration has been completed, the Ministry is reviewing a revised work programme with a new estimated completion date of June 23, 2025. “They (contractor) have formally acknowledged that the project will not meet the revised completion date of 23rd December 2024. A revised work program was submitted on 26th November 2024, indicating a new completion date of 23rd June 2025 which is currently under review. There is an average of only fourteen (14) workers on-site over the past month,” Edghill explained. The work on the airline offices complex were halted after Trinidadian company Kalco Guyana Incorporated requested that its contract be terminated. The government has since issued a contract for $1.5 Billion for the construction and rehabilitation of the office buildings. According to the notice, bids will be opened on December 18, 2024. Bidders must submit certificates of compliance from the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) and National Insurance Scheme (NIS). The contract for the airport expansion project was initially signed in 2011, during Dr Bharrat Jagdeo’s tenure as president, with China Harbour and Engineering Corporation (CHEC). The then PPP/C administration acquired a US$138 million loan from the China Exim Bank and used US$12 million from the Consolidated Fund (taxpayers’ money) for the total project cost of US$150 million. However, upon assuming office in 2015, The project was downsized under the succeeding A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance For Change (APNU/AFC) administration. But upon resumption of office in 2020, the PPP/C Government reverted to the old proposal and included some new amenities. As a matter of fact, after resuming office, the PPP/C government had inspected the then ongoing works by CHEC at CJIA. This inspection had showed a deviation from the terms agreed upon in the initial fixed-price US$138 million contract. In light of this, the Public Works Ministry entered into a new agreement with the company for the further expansion of the CJIA as well as completion of existing works. The agreement was pegged at US$9 million and it stated that China Harbour would solely bear the costs for the new works to be executed. The works would go on to involve an extension of the Airport’s boarding corridor in order to accommodate two more passenger boarding bridges, providing the Airport with a total of six boarding bridges capable of facilitating larger Code D and Code E aircraft. It measures approximately 305 metres long and boarding bridges will arrive in July. In October 2024, the government installed new e-gates at the CJIA, which will not only help to streamline the process for passengers traversing the facility but also enhance security checks to international standards. The key features of these e-gates include autonomous immigration processing that performs security checks on passports worldwide; validation of chip passports according to ICAO standards coupled with future support for Guyana’s e-ID and facial recognition technology for identity verification using an advanced algorithm.

United Airlines travelers with lost luggage have a new tool to track their bags. If the lost bag has an Apple AirTag in it, that information can now be passed directly to United, the airline announced Thursday. The new feature, called Share Item Location, allows travelers with an AirTag or other Find My network accessory to share the location with the airline’s customer service team to help locate their luggage in the event it’s misplaced. United says more than 99% of its customers pick up their luggage without a hitch. The feature is now available with iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2 or macOS 15.2. “Apple’s new Share Item Location feature will help customers travel with even more confidence, knowing they have another way to access their bag’s precise location with AirTag or their Find My accessory of choice,” said David Kinzelman, United’s chief customer officer. People are also reading... 2 troopers, 1 Statesville man injured in in head-on crash after Alexander County chase Initial realignment draft puts 5 Iredell schools in same 6A/7A conference Western Foothills 3A unveils all-conference for fall sports 3 injured in car-chase crash on Old Mountain Road in Alexander County West Iredell's Wallace signs to continue baseball career in college Efficiency and versatility of Flowers a winning combination for North Iredell volleyball 160-home development rejected by Statesville City Council North Iredell dominates second basketball meeting with South Iredell Garbage pickup, holiday hours listed for Statesville, Mooresville, Iredell County See balloons light up Statesville Park and Soccer Complex on Saturday New school chairman rules 2 fellow board members out of order in Iredell Lake Norman overwhelms Statesville in varsity girls, boys basketball action Get to know Statesville basketball player Jay'Veon Lackey Foxy Roxy's Pizza prepares to bring pizza perfection to downtown Statesville, one slice at a time Live updates and FINAL SCORE: East Forsyth 35, Mooresville 30 in third round of the NCHSAA 4-A playoffs Travelers on United whose bags do not arrive at their destination can file a delayed baggage report with United and share the link to the item’s location either through the United app or via text message. After the report has been submitted, customer service agents will be able to locate the item on an interactive map alongside a timestamp of a recent update. The shared location will be disabled after a customer has the bag, and customers can also stop sharing the location of the item at any time on their own. The location link will also automatically expire after seven days. Using AirTags or other tracking devices on luggage is increasingly popular among frequent travelers, with a significant boom following the 2022 Southwest Airlines holiday meltdown , which displaced thousands of travelers over Christmas and into 2023, alongside much of their belongings. United says lost bags are rare, with more than 99% of its customers arriving with their bags. It says the new technology will help those with lost bags to recover them more quickly because the airline will have more information about them. Apple previously announced the new service will also be integrated at other air carriers, including Delta Air Lines. Others include Aer Lingus, Air Canada, Air New Zealand, Austrian Airlines, British Airways, Brussels Airlines, Eurowings, Iberia, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Lufthansa, Qantas, Singapore Airlines, Swiss International Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Virgin Atlantic and Vueling. 4 tips to help you experience exceptional cruise dining | PennyWise podcast Nat CardonaLee Media Studio Frontier Airlines introducing ‘first class-style’ seats By Marnie Hunter, CNN US budget airlines are struggling. Will pursuing premium passengers solve their problems? DAVID KOENIGAssociated Press Receive the latest in local entertainment news in your inbox weekly!None

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