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Let us remember veterans on Poppy Day
This Thursday, November 11 take a little time out of your day and head down to Riverside Park for our city’s annual Remembrance Day Ceremonies. An armistice was signed 89 years ago to officially end the First World War. Since then, every year on November 11th at 11:00am, two minutes of silence is observed to remember the sacrifices made by those who have fought to give us and help us keep the freedoms we enjoy on a daily basis. As the generations pass it can be easy for people to forget or dismiss the importance of Remembrance Day and the legacy of all those who fought in the world wars. So make this year the one to get back in touch with our country’s heritage. Alongside the veterans will be many young folk including area Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Cadets whose leaders and guides recognize the importance of staying in touch with the past. “All of our contingents go down to the cenotaph,” explains Barrie Lockton, area commissioner. “Last year about 150 of our 300 youth went down. It is quite a large contingent. We have the Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Venturers, Rovers who are all between the
Each year local Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Venturers, Rovers and Cadets all play an active and respectful part in Remembrance Day ceremonies. Pictured here are Scouts in a ceremonial parade marching to the Chief Scout awards presentation.
ages of 5 and 25, and their leaders. It is a pretty remarkable sight.” Scouting in Canada started well before Remembrance Day and the young participants have been taking part in the Remembrance Day Ceremonies since the very beginning. Scouting in Kamloops has had an active group in town continuously since 1911, and they
are about to celebrate their 100th anniversary this spring. “Veterans and Scouts have had NSBIA - lug 1 many a terrific tieNov10 and 2010.indd bond for years,” continues Barrie. “Scouts in uniform cannot raise money for anything else but scouting. They cannot have lemonade stands or sell cookies but they can put on their uniforms and join in on the
legion’s poppy campaign. We participate in selling poppies and how we can do that shows the tie that we have had for so many years. We also take an active role in the Remembrance Day Ceremonies. We meet behind the Heritage House on Lorne St. and – continued on page 2
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