As Remembrance Day approaches, a Nova Scotia artist has created a charity piece designed to spark remembrance of a more recent loss among the Canadian Armed Forces: the six members who died when a Cyclone helicopter crashed into the Ionian Sea in 2020.
TORONTO -- As Remembrance Day approaches, a Nova Scotia artist has created a charity piece designed to spark remembrance of a more recent loss among the Canadian Armed Forces.
“This year’s piece I created to honour the lives lost from the Cyclone tragedy last year,” he told CTV News Atlantic. Hattie is an “upcycled metal artist,” which means that his sculptures are created from recycled scrap metal.
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