Almonte honours last surviving Battle of the Atlantic veterans

Residents of Almonte gathered outside the town's Old Town Hall on Sunday for the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 240's annual ceremony marking the Battle of the Atlantic, the longest continuous military campaign of the Second World War, which ran from 1939 to 1945 and claimed more than 4,000 Canadian lives. CTV's Kimberley Johnson reports that John Chance, a 102-year-old veteran who served in the campaign and is among the last surviving veterans in Canada, was honoured at the event alongside tributes to the more than 2,000 Royal Canadian Navy personnel killed during the battle. Mississippi Mills Mayor Christa Lowry spoke at the ceremony, noting that the Battle of the Atlantic has ties to many families in the community. Royal Canadian Legion Branch 240 president John Dalgity helped lead the service, which included the ringing of a bell to mark each ship lost during the campaign. Subscribe to CTV News to watch more videos: https://www.youtube.com/ctvnews Connect with CTV News Ottawa: For live updates and latest headlines visit: http://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa CTV News Ottawa on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ctvnewsottawa CTV News Ottawa on X (formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/CTVOttawa CTV News Ottawa on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ctv-news-ottawa Connect with CTV News: For live updates and latest headlines visit: http://www.ctvnews.ca/ For breaking news, fast, download the CTV News App: https://www.ctvnews.ca/app Must-watch stories and full programs at http://www.ctvnews.ca/video CTV News on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/discover/CTV-News CTV News on X (formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/CTVNews CTV News on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/CTVNEWS CTV News on LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/company/ctv-news --- CTV News is Canada's most-watched news organization both locally and nationally, and has a network of national, international, and local news operations. #BattleOfTheAtlantic #Almonte #CTVNewsOttawa #RoyalCanadianLegion #CanadianVeterans #SecondWorldWar #MississippiMills #OttawaValley #ctvnews #ctvnationalnews #canadiannews