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NOVEMBER 11 WE REMEMBER Windsor Plywood
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89 Broadway St. W., Yorkton, Sask.
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Dear Editor: In a few short days millions of Canadians, from coast to coast, will be wearing a poppy and attending another Remembrance Day ceremony to commemorate the sacrifices of life and limb by Canadian men and women in the military, police forces and firefighters, to protect us from our enemies and keep our homes safe from crime and destruction. Initiated by the forerunner of the Royal Canadian Legion in 1919 by the British Empire Service League, and called Armistice Day, it was changed to the present name in 1931, and organized by the Legion since 1926. The poppy represents the blood shed by these service men and women, with a Last Post by the bugler followed by the well-known phrase “At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them”. In Yorkton, in excess of $20,000 from the poppy campaign is donated back to local organizations or institutions each year. Since going indoors in Yorkton to avoid the cold weather common on November 11th, this traditional ceremony, held annually for the past 92 years, has been very well attended by the public as well as many community organizations, including small children and youths on parade. Marched in by the ‘pipes and drums’, they are led
by members of the RCMP in their colourful red tunics, followed by the colour party of the General Alexander Ross Yorkton branch 77, Royal Canadian Legion, and a handful of Legionaires. Sitting up front on the sidelines with canes and wheel-chairs are the last of our WWII veterans able to attend and be ‘on parade’, but disppointed that so many of the Legion comrades are sitting in the stands! This brings me to my main concern and reason for this letter. There is an obvious and disturbing trend, probably universal as well as local, for present day citizens to place a low priority on contributing to the welfare and progress of their community, which provides them with their needs and everyday enjoyment, while devoting far too much time to their children’s activities, as well as housebound, playing with and watching their electronic toys! We see this with the continual loss and contribution of our service clubs to the welfare of all of us through their fund-raising efforts for many health related and other charities as well as community structures and recreation facilities. Those that are still holding on, like the Legion, are struggling to keep solvent and conduct meetings, through loss of members, very low turn out for meetings and reluctance to help in fundraising and club activities. This trend is also present in small
clubs and organizations who are also affected by low revenues at events. In past years, many of our business and professional community joined many clubs, lending their experience in management, finance, organization and leadership. Many community-minded citizens joined because they wanted to help, to socialize with like-minded people and make new friendships. Surprisingly, the more they became involved and realized the value of their efforts to the community, the more they enjoyed being involved and proud to be a member. There seems to be a lot less of that enthusiasm and pride in standing up for something today. Over the years, many of our past and present service clubs have raised and donated thousands, tens of thousands, and even millions of dollars a year for various causes. If this trend continues, that funding will be lost, and we will be paying for it out of our pocket, or in taxes. Plus, a possible loss of the former benefit or improvement to our community. We are not that busy to take the time to volunteer and support some worthy cause or activity. After all, we all want our community to be a place where we want to raise our families and retire in the comfort with our friends. Comrade William Stubbings Yorkton, Sask.
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To remember those who gave so much Yorkton branch #5, 259 Hamilton Road t. 306.782.1002
YORKTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
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Located at the Junction of Hwy. 9 & 16
306-782-9600
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Rededication for cairn
Staff Photos by Devin Wilger
When the Royal Canadian Legion Alexander Ross Branch #77 moved out of their former home on Broadway, the cairn at the site had to be moved to another location. With the help of the City of Yorkton, the new location is on Darlington St. near the cenotaph. The cairn also received an addition, telling the story of why the cairn was moved and adding a dedication to Canadian soldiers involved in more recent conflicts. The cairn was rededicated on Oct. 13.
Over the top - Yorkton boy gives his experiences The following letter was received by Henry McInnes from his brother Hugh in 1918, and was printed in the Yorkton Enterprise in the November 12, 1918 edition. Dear Henry: I know you won’t have time to answer this letter for some time as you will be busy threshing, but all the same you will be glad to receive a few lines to let you know how I have been getting along. Well, I am doing fine just now, that is two things which I have not been used to. I am getting a little tired of bed but not much when it comes to using my leg, to put weight on it. I am not hurt much but a piece of shrapnel went through the muscle of my right leg about three inches above my knee cap and must have scraped the bone. I have been under the Xrays twice now and the doctors seem satisfied that the bone was not hurt and I am quite satisfied myself as I don’t want to take any more ether as it sure makes you sick when you are coming out of it. One fellow at the other end of the ward has just quit raving and is asking the nurse silly questions, but he will be alright in an hour, and one fellow did not take any ether and seems alright but has not said a word since he was brought back to the ward. He has been suffering some pain but then it is worth something to miss that awful sickness which the ether leaves you in, but I guess you had your share of it when
you were in the hospital. Well Henry now that I am out of France I will tell you where I have been. When I first came to France I went to some huts near Mt. St. Eloi, I guess it will be on the map, its just behind Vimy. I stayed there three weeks and then joined the Battalion at Houdain, ten miles north, that was the third of January, 1917. We stayed there three weeks and then started for the trenches and that was a little to the right of Loos. We held that part of the line until the 1st of March and then we moved back to Mt. St. Eloi and held the line there until the 9th of April and then we went over the top. I was in the front wave and did not see many get hit, but in the afternoon when all was quiet, we went back and found all our mates killed, and then I began to think going over the top a poor game. The Battalions that came behind and went through us did not have many killed, as we took all the German strong points, but they went on and captured their artillery so the Germans did not shell us for a day or two, as they had to wait on new guns and ammunition. Well we went over the top again on the 28th of April, then out for a months rest at Houdain. We went back to Vimy and held the line until the middle of July and then moved up to Loos or Hill 70. We held the line there until the 15th of August and then over the top again. The 8th Battalion failed to take their
part and we had to do it on the 16th and then went out for another months rest, but were called back to the line in two weeks. We went to Lens for a month and then I was sent down the line for two months, and when I came back the battalion had gone to Ypres. I stayed at the Brigade School for awhile and saw Bill for four successive nights and that was the last time I saw him (Will McInnes was killed in action, 1918). I then went with the Railway Construction Corps and was to get a transfer, but the battalion was used up so bad at Ypres that the colonel called me back. We held the trenches all winter around Lens and Hill 70, all but a month at Xmas which we spent at Houdain. On the 21st of March when Fritz started for Paris, we were sent to Albert to help stop him, but were soon sent back to Arras to look out for him there, and all the show he put on there we soon stopped. We billeted in Arras for four day and say didn’t we have some time. The people had all gone and left everything and we had fried chicken and rabbit every night but of course if we had been caught it would have meant two years in the pen. On April 27th, 1918, I was sent down the line and went back on the 1st of August. I was through Amiens and all those towns on the road to Roy which we captured. We found about 200 bottles of champagne and a lot of silver knives in a little village, and I do not
know how the Boches missed them. Well the champagne was of no use to me but there was some fun seeing the other fellows getting lit up on it. They say it was good stuff alright and some of it had been bottled away back in the 90’s, so had quite a kick to it. I had one of the knives for a souvenir and it sure was a good knife for cutting up rations, every one who saw it wanted it. Well someone has it now as I left it with my kit and there isn’t a thing left of that. We went back to Arras for two weeks and went over the top twice along the Arras and Cambrai road and I came out OK. We then had orders to go down on the left of the Arras and Cambrai road and dig in at the Nord Canal, that was two miles distant. We lost our Officer so I was leading one half of the platoon and a Corporal was leading the other. We got along for awhile OK, but when we got within half a mile of the canal, Fritz opened a battery of whiz bangs on us, two guns on the Corporal and two on me. We dodged along for quite a way, running a little way at a time and then flopping down. we were getting close to the canal when one lit about 10 feet in front of me and a piece found my knee. I came back and the rest went on and I don’t know how many of the fellows were hit after that but there was a lot hit before I got mine. I have no more paper so have to stop. Your brother, Hugh McInnes.
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115 PALLISER WAY, YORKTON Phone: 306-783-8080/1-800-565-0002 Home Page: www.yorktonhyundai.com YorktonHyundai_6x28_R0011608431.indd prod2/kj (4c) rem day •YTW Nov. 7, 2018 brian
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Remember Them on November 11 and always
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385 Broadway St. E., Unit #8 Linden Square Mall Yorkton, SK S3N 3Z3 Bus. 306-786-2111 Fax 877-335-0683 linda.ouart@edwardjones.com www.edwardjones.ca/linda-ouart
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We shall not forget.
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The following was printed in the Nov. 12, 1918 edition of the Yorkton Enterprise. Germans to Retreat Behind the Lines ARMISTICE FIXED
OF
30
DAYS
Der Tag has arrived for the Kaiser and his Junkers, an armistice having been arranged yesterday to expire at the end of thirty days. Last Thursday, when armistice negotiations started word was received in town that peace had been declared and a half-holiday
was proclaimed and an open air celebration held in the Town Hall grounds. Yesterday on receipt of definite news another half-holiday was proclaimed and arrangements made for a parade in the evening. Led by the town band a large crowd assembled in procession and after parading the town enthusiastically celebrated the termination of the war round a bonfire in the C.P.R. grounds. The salient points of the armistice conditions are as follows: -The Germans evacuate all occupied territories. -Agree to withdraw from the left
bank of the Rhein. -Surrender all supplies of war including 5,000 cannons. -Abandon the treaties of Bucharest and Brest-Lilovsk. -Surrender 160 submarines, 50 destroyers, 6 battle cruisers, 10 battleships, 8 light cruisers and other ships. -Surrender of all Allied vessels in German hands. -Repatriate all Allied prisoners. Among the financial terms are restitution for damage done by the German armies; restitution of the cash taken from the National Bank of Belgium and return of gold taken from Russia and Romania.
(located in the Parkland Mall)
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We honour and remember our veterans
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Honouring The Veterans
We salute veterans for their bravery and courage
St. Mary’s Parish Ukrainian Catholic Cultural Centre
Denture Clinic 46 Broadway St. E. Yorkton, SK.
306-783-6350
Submitted Photo by Paris, St. Mary’s School.
240 Wellington, Yorkton, SK Phone 306-782-1010
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Honouring our Veterans 200 York Rd. East
306-783-3678
www.loganstevens.ca
Submitted Photo by Jayce Katzell, Columbia School.
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Lest We Forget
They gave their today for your tomorrow
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315 Ball Road, Yorkton
306-782-2453 306-782-2454
Open Mon - Sat 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
York City Plaza
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Saluting our Veterans!
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R. MILLER’S PLUMBING
536 BROADWAY STREET EAST - YORKTON PHONE: 306-783-5501 Email: olsondiesel@sasktel.net
Heating & Electrical Ltd.
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94 Russell Drive, Yorkton, Sask.
306-782-5552
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49 Broadway St. E. Yorkton, SK Phone
306-783-5183
Lest We Forget Young’s Plant World
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Packing poppies Sacred Heart High School students recently volunteered to package 5000 poppies for the
Yorkton branch of the Royal Canadian Legion in advance of Remembrance Day.
Highway 10 East, Yorkton Phone 306-783-4566 or 866-600-4566
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Let’s not forget those who gave so much so we could be free!
#21 - 3rd Ave. N. Yorkton, SK S3N 1C1 306-782-LOAN (5626) “Cash in a flash”
Submitted Photo Raphael Ramos, Columbia School.
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YORKTON CURLING CLUB Remembering those who served
107 Myrtle Ave. Yorkton, SK Submitted Photo by Khylle Cristie, St. Mary’s School.
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Forever Forever thankful thankful for for all all they they gave gave for us.
Submitted Photo Sam Patel, Columbia School.
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9 - Fifth Avenue North Yorkton 306-783-0034 SCS CPAP Services, aligned with Prairie First Aid and CPAP wish to thank Veterans and their families for their sacrifices
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2018 REMEMBRANCE DAY PARADE Sunday, November 11, 2018 at the Gallagher Centre (Flexi-Hall) at 10:50 a.m. Please be seated by 10:40 a.m.
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PARKLAND MALL YORKTON, SASK.
Ph. 306-783-9796
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Honouring The Veterans
(1983) LTD. COMPLETE WELDING AND MACHINE SHOP SERVICE
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140 York Rd. E., Yorkton
306-783-8773
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HEARN’S WESTVIEW PHARMACY OPEN •Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sat., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; •Sun. & Holidays, Closed
Take Time To Remember 265 BRADBROOKE DRIVE (Across from the hospital)
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We are proud to salute our veterans on Remembrance Day
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Yorkton, Sask. 24 Hour Service
Submitted Photo by Kaydence, St. Mary’s School.
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Ceremony Sunday
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The Remebrance Day Ceremony and service will be held Sunday morning at the Nexera Flexihall in the Gallagher Centre. People should be seated before the 11 a.m. for the ceremony.
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Veterans pledged their loyalty to our country by serving in the military and fighting for freedom. Whether it’s a family member, friend or complete stranger, senior veterans are especially in need of support as their health deteriorates and their resources (such as nearby family or money) start to dwindle. Take a little time to show gratitude for their service by gathering your family together and devoting your time weekly, monthly or each Veteran’s Day to support these special seniors. Something as simple as letting a service member -- in or out of uniform -- ahead of you in an airport line shows a little appreciation for their sacrifices. 1. Visit a Senior Veteran Seniors in assisted living facilities or nursing homes almost always welcome visitors, and veterans are no exception. Lend an ear to a lonely veteran and you may get a first-hand account of history. 2. Deliver Food to Veterans Contact local food banks and delivery services to help deliver food to aging veterans. 3. Visit Wounded Service Members Contact veterans hospitals in your area to inquire about visiting hours, then spend time with wounded service members. Bring a senior veteran with you -- they will be able to and offer friendship and encouragement as only a fellow service member could. The visit will be both nostalgic and therapeutic. A little of your time could be the greatest gift of all. 4. Attend “Honor a Veteran” Nights Sporting events, like basketball and baseball games, often salute veterans and active military personnel. Inviting an older veteran to attend the game is a small, personal tribute. An arena or baseball park full of standing,
Branch No. 77
Sunday, November 11th A Time To Remember
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thankful fans proves veterans’ good deeds don’t go unnoticed. It will also allow them time to sit with other military members and provide a new social circle to bond with — an often difficult task. 5. Explore Discounts for Senior Veterans Discounts abound when it comes to veterans and active military. If you own a business, offer one. Seniors can enjoy discounts on restaurants and shopping, entertainment and leisure or necessary services. If you have a senior veteran in your life, do the research to provide a list of discounts personalized to their taste. 6. Contribute to Your Local VFW With budgets that support local VFW’s being slashed, service members returning home from multiple tours of duty and senior veterans who need continued support, it’s more important than ever to support your local VFW organization (Veterans of Foreign Wars). The VFW protects those who protect us, and all the freedoms we enjoy. Have a neighborhood fundraiser and show how much you care. 7. Start a Support Network for Senior Veterans Get your family and friends together and start a support network for senior veterans in your neighborhood. Encourage everyone to check on them regularly, take them out for a meal or invite them to your home to share some time and stories. Veterans often struggle through the years, particularly as they age. Connect with a senior veteran and do everything from inviting them for a friendly cup of coffee to driving them to the doctor. Helping a veteran get out and tell his or her story will touch the vet’s life and many more ones. The end result will be a stronger community for all.
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Students from St. Paul’s School volunteered to assemble 5000 poppies to help the Yorkton branch of the Royal Canadian Legion. The poppies were delivered to the Legion last week by, from the front left; Haili Allary, Holly Danylko, Cambrie Ostafie, Tristan Todosichuk, Sarah Latimer,
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Remembrance Day message from MP Every Remembrance Day, Canadians honour our Canadian Armed Forces members and veterans, including police officers, who have served and are currently serving our country. Canada has marked several important anniversaries this year. In August we commemorated the 76th anniversary of WWII’s Dieppe Raid, the 75th anniversary of the invasion of Sicily and the beginning of the Italian Campaign in the Second World War. This year we also recognize the 65th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice and the 10th anniversary of National Peacekeepers’ Day. 2018 is also the 100th
anniversary of the Armistice and the final one hundred days of the Great War that preceded it. In celebration of the end of the First World War, bells will ring at sundown in communities across Canada and in the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill, as they did a century ago. On November 11, 1918, bells also rang in the churches of Mons, Belgium, the final town liberated by the Canadian Corps. The Bells of Peace will chime in honour of those who served Canada, past and present; pealing across our land as a symbol of peace, victory, relief and joy on the 100th anniversary of the Armistice.
Cathay Wagantall, MP The courage and valour of those who served in the first half of the 20th century is reflected in the continued tradition of service by today’s Canadian
Remembering to thank Veterans I write this missive on the morning I am to attend the Remembrance Day Flag raising at the Cenotaph on Darlington Street in Yorkton. Just weeks ago the cairn at the site was unveiled on a blustery fall morning. It was a gathering of friends, people I have come to know over the years at Legion events. Some are veterans many others are family and friends, pipers and dignitaries. We gather at Remembrance Day events to celebrate the lives of people who have given so much to our country and province. They have served around the world advancing the cause of peace and good
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wounded. Of those who survived, 3,461 men and one woman lost limbs. The tally of physical injuries sustained in any war doesn’t begin to address the invisible wounds that may include a loss of innocence, sanity and mental health. PTSD remains an ongoing and for some, neverending, battle. This is as true today as it was a century ago. How vital it is to recognize and honour the immeasurable contributions of thousands of our brave Canadians in uniform since the First World War. Their battle was and still is to preserve the freedom we enjoy today. On several fronts, those very free-
doms are increasingly in jeopardy. I join you in gratitude for our peaceful, free country, and for those responsible for guarding that peace and freedom throughout our history. I also join the rest of Canada in prayer for all our enlisted service-people and their families, who risk so much to keep our land glorious and free. Thank you to all who work hard to keep this vital Remembrance Day observance alive in your communities. And on November 11th at sundown, ring a bell. Lest we forget. Cathay Wagantall Member of Parliament for Yorkton-Melville
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service has given Canada a sense of nationhood and a pride in who we are and what we stand for. November 11th we will meet again at the Gallagher Centre to remember our veterans. Join us, our circle of family, friends pipers and dignitaries. The crowd is always large but there is room for a few more. Comrade Peter Wyatt suggests we be seated by 10:30 a.m. and I never argue with the parade Marshall. It will be a good day to shake some hands and thank our veterans for their service. I’ll see you there. Yorkton Mayor Bob Maloney
Millions of Canadians will wear a Poppy as a visual pledge to never forget those who sacrificed for our freedom. On as many occasions as possible, say “Thank you” to a veteran, honour those who have served and respectfully acknowledge those who continue to sacrifice for our freedoms and serve in protective services. Remembrance is a yearlong commitment and I am pressed to think about veterans on more occasions than November 11. Often I reflect upon the life and the physical as well as the emotional conditions of a soldier and the ones who serve to ensure that our freedoms are protected. I’m grateful for their sacrifice of personal comfort,
REMEMBERING THOSE WHO SERVED Mayor Bob Maloney and City Councillors: Les RossGoulden, Fisher, KenArnelien, Chyz, Randy Randy Larry Hippsley, Pearen, Quinn Goulden, Haider, Mitch Aaron Wilson, Kienle, Darcy Zaharia James Chris Wyatt
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Armed Forces. Numerous people from this area served as uniformed officers and many from the riding of Yorkton-Melville serve today. If you have had or currently have a family member in the forces, you realize that when someone serves in Canada’s forces, their whole family serves with them. Often the formerly enlisted prefer not to speak about their experiences. The sacrifices made were and are too great, often unspeakably horrific. Friends lost friends and much more on those early battlefields. In WWI alone, 61,000 Canadians were killed and even more
Greg Ottenbreit, Yorkton MLA because their daily toil during times of conflict and peace have added to the quality of life we all experience. During Remembrance Day ceremonies, at the eleventh hour of the elev-
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enth day of the eleventh month, we gather in honour of all who have fallen. Together, as we observe a moment of silence to mark the sacrifice of the many who have fallen in service and recognize the courage of those who still serve, may we be especially mindful of this year`s ceremony significance. This year, 2018, will mark 100 years that have passed since the end of World War I. In Romans 13:7 (KJV), it reads, “Render therefore to all their dues; tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.” God bless Canada, God bless Saskatchewan. Greg Ottenbreit, Yorkton MLA
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On November 11, Second World War veteran Charlie Jefferson will not only be thinking of all those who have served and continue to serve on behalf of Canada, he will also be reflecting on the 100th anniversary of The War Amps, an organization which has supported him and generations of amputees. In March 1945, Jefferson was serving as a Lieutenant with the Queen’s Own Rifles Regiment in the Rhine Valley, Germany. He was injured by an anti-personnel mine explosion, resulting in the loss of his left leg below the knee. When he returned to Canada, he was greeted by a war amputee veteran who reassured him that living with an amputation would not be a barrier to a successful life and that The War Amps would be there to support him. The War Amps was started in 1918 by amputee veterans returning from the First World War to help each other in adapting to their new reality as amputees. They then welcomed amputee veterans following the Second World War, like Jefferson, sharing all that they had learned, as well as starting the Key Tag Service to allow these new members to gain meaningful employment and provide a service to the public. Jefferson says that he gained practical advice from fellow amputee veterans, like how to protect the skin on his stump from blisters. He adds that the moral support he received was just as important because it made him feel like he was not alone. “It became easier to accept your amputation and helped make the most of
Charlie Jefferson, a Second World War amputee veteran. what you’ve got left,” says Jefferson. Over the years, he “paid it forward” by visiting new amputees in hospitals and at their homes to provide the same guidance that he had been given. “I would tell them what success I had and what was working for me, so there was a comradery and information transfer,” he says. This peer support was then passed on to a new generation. In 1975, war amputee veterans recognized that their knowledge and experience could help others so they started The War Amps Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program, which provides financial assistance for the cost of artificial limbs and regional seminars to young amputees. Rob Larman, Director of The War Amps PLAYSAFE/ DRIVESAFE Program, lost his right leg in a train accident at the age of 14 and grew up with the CHAMP Program. “On Remembrance Day, I think of the incredible legacy these First
and Second World War ‘amps’, like Mr. Jefferson, have created for all amputees in this country,” says Larman. “I’m proud to, in turn, help the younger amputees who have come after me.” When war amputee veterans started The War Amps, they could not have predicted that their founding principle of “amputees helping amputees” would still be going strong 100 years later. Thanks to the public’s continuing support of the Key Tag Service, The War Amps vital programs for amputees across Canada will carry on long into its second century.
Charlie Jefferson passes down the advice he learned from fellow amputee veterans to members of The War Amps Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program.
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