Little Lake Cemetery to Hold Remembrance Day Public Sunrise Service
/A public sunrise Remembrance Day service is taking place at the war memorial in Little Lake Cemetery at 7:30 a.m. this Saturday.
Photo courtesy of Little Lake Cemetery Co.
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Remembrance Day Parade Returns to Peterborough
/The Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 52 hosted this year’s Remembrance Day parade and ceremony, convening at Confederation Square to honour veterans on Friday morning.
Photo by Felicia Massey.
After a two year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Remembrance Day parade was brought back to the City of Peterborough. Beginning at PACE PCVS, they made their way to Confederation Square for a service led by the Legion.
Veterans and their loved ones gathered as the local Montessori school sang songs of remembrance and wreaths were laid, honouring the lives of those who have served and are currently serving in the armed forces.
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Fleming College to Host Remembrance Day Ceremony
/The community is invited to join Fleming College’s annual Remembrance Day Ceremony on Nov. 11.
Photo by David Tuan Bui.
The ceremony begins at 10:50 a.m. outside the Kawartha Trades and Technology Centre, and will feature the laying of wreaths and readings from Maureen Adamson, Fleming College president, and other senior members of the administration.
A moment of silence takes place shortly after 11 a.m.
Fleming will be live streaming the ceremony on both there Facebook page and YouTube channel for those who are unable to attend in-person.
Commemorative Animals in War Pins Raise Money for Animal Centres This Remembrance Day
/The Ontario SPCA and Humane Society honour Canada’s veterans and the animals that served alongside them with commemorative Animals in War pins this Remembrance Day.
Photo courtesy of The Ontario SPCA.
Proceeds from the pins sold will help the Ontario SPCA animal centres across the province. One dollar from each pin sold will be donated to Royal Canadian Legion branches in Ontario SPCA animal centre communities.
The pin is intended to be worn alongside the poppy and represents the sacrifice made by animals who have served and continue to serve, alongside Canada’s veterans.
The Animals in War campaign was first launched in 2017. Commemorative pins have included a horse, dog, pigeon, cat and a limited edition pin in honour of the women who have served in Canada’s military.
Mules carried artillery, horses transported troops and hauled field guns, pigeons delivered crucial messages, cats served as companions and kept ships free of vermin and dogs served as messengers, medical assistants, bomb detectors and search and rescue workers.
Pins can be ordered at ontariospca.ca/remember.
UN Peacekeepers Monument Unveiled in Ribbon Cutting Ceremony in Downtown Peterborough
/Roughly 250 gathered at the ribbon-cutting ceremony of a new UN Peacekeepers Monument at Peterborough’s latest park on the corner of Charlotte Street and Aylmer Street on Friday morning.
(From left to right) Retd Maj Lea-Anne Quinn, MGen Lewis W. MacKenzie and Rev. Frank Patrick at the Un Peacekeepign monument at the partially-completed park on Charlotte and Aylmer Street. Photo by David Tuan Bui.
Peacekeeping veterans shared brief stories during the ceremony and honoured their fallen soldiers. The national anthem and ‘God Save the Queen” was sung by Rhema Christian School students.
Recent Syrian refugees were honoured and welcomed during the event. They sang songs showing their appreciation for Canada.
The monument was created by Studio F Minus’s Brad Hindson, Mitchell Chan and Michael Simon. It was commissioned from the City in 2017 and cost roughly $100,000 to build.
The two pillars have mirrors with a blue square near the top. Hindson says the design was a metaphor and homage to the duty Peacekeepers have.
“Peacekeepers have to cross invisible borders,” he said. “The blue square turns into a dotted line and dotted lines on maps represent borders so you’re actually crossing a border as you come through.”
The monument has been with a quote from Bill Steedman, former case manager of the Peterborough Constituency Office:
“From all across Canada, they came,
From coast to coast to coast.
There was no cry for victory on their lips,
Only a prayer for peace.
They sought not to impose their way,
Only to preserve those most elusive ideals:
Peace and humanity.
Some came home broken,
Some came home not at all.
For all of those who stood their ground,
We stand for them.” - Bill Steedman
