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Royal Canadian Legion Poster and Literary Contest Winners 2016

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Each year, students across the country submit artwork, poetry and essays to The Royal Canadian Legion Annual Literary and Poster Remembrance Contests. The Canadian War Museum proudly exhibits the winning entries. This year, there are eight winning posters and two literary pieces.

Poster contests are held at the Senior (Grades 10, 11 and 12), Intermediate (Grades 7, 8 and 9), Junior (Grades 4, 5 and 6), and Primary (Grades Kindergarten, 1, 2, and 3) levels.

2016 Winners:

Senior

Colour Poster: Olivia Zeng – Coquitlam, British Columbia
Black and White Poster: Casey O’Neill – Belleisle Creek, New Brunswick
Essay: Shane Pendergast – Mt. Stewart, Prince Edward Island
Poetry: Ethan Edstrom – Edmonton, Alberta

Intermediate

Colour Poster: Juliana Jiang – Richmond-Hill, Ontario
Black and White Poster: Lauren Cheslock – Stittsville, Ontario

Junior

Colour Poster: Johnny Rivas-Gonzalez – Hamilton, Ontario
Black and White Poster: Alastari Capstick – Bloomfield, New Brunswick

Primary

Colour Poster: Kayla Jackson – Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Black and White Poster: Kadie Hofer – Camrose, Alberta

Image:
Detail of colour poster by Johnny Rivas-Gonzalez – Hamilton, Ontario