Each year, students across the country submit artwork, poetry and essays to The Royal Canadian Legion’s Annual Poster and Literary 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.
2017 Winners:
Senior
Colour Poster: Hye In (Grace) Park – Langley, British Columbia
Black and White Poster: Keyu Chen – Vancouver, British Columbia
Essay: Megan Miller – Moncton, New Brunswick
Poetry: Beth Kirby – New Haven, Prince Edward Island
Intermediate
Colour Poster: Ariella Amancio – Newmarket, Ontario
Black and White Poster: Grace Gao – Kanata, Ontario
Junior
Colour Poster: Roisin Mullen – Mount Stewart, Prince Edward Island
Black and White Poster: Karen Ki – Scarborough, Ontario
Primary
Colour Poster: Scarlett Robinson – Kelowna, British Columbia
Black and White Poster: Charlie O’Hearn-Stone – Trail, British Columbia
Image: Detail of colour poster by Hye In (Grace) Park – Langley, British Columbia