Gary,

Our time with Jon significantly exceeded our expectations for our tour of Canadian WW1 sites!

Beginning the tour with a visit to a Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, really helped to set the scene and provide background on the approach to honouring Commonwealth soldiers.

Jon had researched the war records of my great uncle and took us to the field where he was shot, and could point out the area where the German soldiers had their machine guns.

He then brought us to the nearby cemetery where we could see the graves of the other 215 Canadian soldiers who fought with my great uncle and are buried with him. This brought me such a sense of comfort to know he was buried with his colleagues. From here, Jon continued to provide a complete history of the Canadian contribution, and loss of life in the area.

We were blown away with his detailed knowledge of the battles and very intrigued with stops at various German bunkers and fields where artillery can still (104 years later) be found.

Jon really brought the history to life for us and for this we are very appreciative.
He also used our lunch visits to share insights on the rebuild of communities in northern France.

I would highly recommend Jon as a guide for any other Canadians looking to understand the contribution of Canadians in WW1, and will reach out to you again Gary when we decide to visit sites of WWII.

Please let me know if any questions, or if anything more would be helpful.

Cindy Dunn and Mark Florence, Toronto, ON

**Cindy was following in the footsteps of her great uncle, on a WWI pilgrimage tour

Gary,

It was an excellent day – thank you.

Eric Slavens, Toronto, ON

Hi Gary,

Jim exceeded our expectations in every way. He was the ideal guide, and presented all the information in an easy to follow, informative manner. He was exceptionally flexible with the schedule, letting us start and end our days at the times we requested, and made sure we had plenty of time to spend at the key sites we really wanted to see. He always kept an eye on the weather and shuffled the order of events around to help keep us dry and/or warm, as required.

His depth of knowledge was incredible, and on the rare occasion where he didn’t know the answer right away, he had it for me the next day. He always had detailed maps and timetables of every battlefield we visited so that we could effortlessly orient ourselves to the battlespace.

It was really more like travelling with an old friend than a tour guide–he was the absolute perfect choice for the two of us, and we wouldn’t hesitate to book again if Jim is made available for a future tour.

Matthew DaLuz, Saint John, NB

Vince Daluz, Ottawa, ON

**This father/son team were kept waiting almost 3 years for their 9 day Canadians Choice tour, because of Covid 19. I am most gratified after reading their testimonial, that the tour (Sept. 19-27, 2022) was well worth the wait. As always Jim, a job well done.

Hi Gary,

Things exceeded my expectations frankly, largely in part to the personalized context Jon was able to bring based on the information I had about my Grandfather about also by his own research. He actually clarified a few minor inaccuracies of mine but also broadened my perspective on this personal journey of mine. He would take me off our route for 15 minutes just to say my grandfather likely walked a road or passed through a town between his postings.

Jon was awesome, he even started looking for chalk and other mementoes from the relevant fields so that my wife could use some of it in her artist works once back in Ottawa.

Happy to recommend your firm and Jon, thanks for your flexibility

, Ottawa, ON

** Another splendid pilgrimage tour provided by Jon Haslock for an extremely satisfied customer who had waited almost 3 years for his tour Sept. 28 & 29, 2022.