The Vimy Ridge Memorial is a common destination for Canadian travellers in France. As previous visitors have discovered, however, it is not the easiest place to reach once you get off the train. Thankfully, there’s been help in the form of the Welcome Man (Windows Media embedded video –clip starts at 11:30). Over the last 13 years Georges Devloo has met the train at Vimy every day, where he offers free transportation to the memorial to confused and lost Canadians seeking to pay their respects. In this time, it’s been estimated that M. Devloo has given rides other assistance to over 1,200 Canadians. Today, we said au-revoir to “le grand-père de Vimy“.

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