Douro-Dummer Celebrates Cenotaph's Century Milestone with Online Ceremony

Douro-Dummer is going virtual for a second consecutive year with a Remembrance Day tribute to be streamed through Youtube for Thursday.

DOURO-DUMMER MAYOR J. MURRAY JONES NARRATED THE DOURO-DUMMER WAR MEMORIAL VIDEO ON THE TOWNSHIP’S YOUTUBE VIDEO DAYS LEADING UP TO THE EVENT. PHOTO BY DAVID TUAN BUI.

The pre-recorded video is made up of help from the township’s community and local notables to honour the 100th anniversary of the cenotaph.

The ceremony will be aired starting at roughly 10:45 a.m. this Thursday.

Students from St. Joseph’s C.E.S. and Warsaw Public School were invited to be a part of the video ceremony to get them actively involved in the day of recognition for veterans according to Mayor J. Murray Jones.

“That is the most important part of it all is to inject them with this spirit of Remembrance Day,” he said. “Years going by, we don’t want to see that going why so that’s why we included them in our video, our virtual service.”

The Remembrance Day Ceremony organizers will have personnel on-site at the cenotaph but encourage everyone to view the online ceremony if possible. The in-person event consists of a lowering of the flag, a reading of “In Flanders Fields” and a two-minute moment of silence.

A link to the video will be provided in November on the Township’s website www.dourodummer.ca.

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