Trent Hills mayor says mint to issue Highway of Heroes coin in October
Posted April 25, 2011 11:03 am.
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TRENT HILLS, Ont. – The mayor of Trent Hills, Ont., says the Royal Canadian Mint will issue a Highway of Heroes commemorative coin in the fall.
Hector Macmillan says he has received correspondence from the mint announcing the coin will be released in October.
Trent Hills, about 30 kilometres north of Trenton, spearheaded an effort over a year ago to get the mint to issue the coin.
The mint is still in the process of finalizing the design.
The coin will pay tribute to people who line overpasses honouring Canadian soldiers who have died during the Afghan mission.
The bodies travel from CFB Trenton, in eastern Ontario, to Toronto along a stretch of Highway 401 that has been named the Highway of Heroes.
