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Corner Brook, Newfoundland. At the corner of Main and West Streets downtown is Remembrance Square, which pays homage to the heroic efforts of Newfoundlanders and all other soldiers in the First and Second World Wars. Since this photo was taken, Remembrance Square has been completely redesigned: in 2011, the cenotaph at centre was repaired and moved further back from the corner, the opening salvo in the "Forget-Me-Not Campaign" (named for the flower that serves as Newfoundland's equivalent of the Flanders poppy) that culminated two years later with the unveiling of a bevy of statues, plaques and memorials in honour of events like the Battle of Beaumont-Hamel in 1916 - one of the bloodiest engagements in World War I for the Royal Newfoundland Regiment - as well as women's contribution to the war effort.

Corner Brook, Terre-Neuve. À l'angle des rues Main et West au centre-ville se trouve Remembrance Square, c'est-à-dire la «Place du Souvenir», qui rend hommage aux efforts héroïques des Terre-Neuviens et de tous les autres soldats lors de la Première et la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Depuis ce que cette photo a été prise, Remembrance Square a été entièrement remaniée: en 2011, le cénotaphe au centre a été réparé et déplacé plus loin de l'angle, l'ouverture de la «campagne des Ne-m'oubliez-pas» (nommée en honneur de la fleur qui sert comme l'équivalent terre-neuvien du coquelicot de Flandre) qui a abouti deux années plus tard avec le dévoilement d'une foule de statues, plaques et monuments commémoratifs en honneur de tels événements comme la bataille de Beaumont-Hamel en 1916 - l'un des engagements les plus sanglantes de la Première Guerre mondiale pour le Régiment royal de Terre-Neuve - ainsi que la contribution des femmes à l'effort de guerre.

Corner Brook, Terranova. En la esquina de las calles Main y West en el centro es Remembrance Square, es decir la "Plaza del Recuerdo", que rinde homenaje a los esfuerzos heroicos de los terranovienses y de todos los otros soldados en la Primera y la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Desde que se tomó esta foto, Remembrance Square se ha rediseñado por completo: en 2011, el cenotafio en el centro se reparó y se movió más atrás de la esquina, la apertura de la "Campaña de Nomeolvides" (llamada así por la flor que sirve como el equivalente terranoviense del amapolas de Flandes) que culminó dos años más tarde con la presentación de una multitud de estatuas, placas y monumentos en honor de tales eventos como la Batalla de Beaumont-Hamel en 1916 - uno de los combates más sangrientes de la Primera Guerra Mundial para el Regimiento Real de Terranova - así como la contribución de las mujeres al esfuerzo de guerra.
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