Remembrance Day

Hello everyone,

Happy Remembrance Day.

Remember those who loved, and were loved. Enjoy your day off and your moment of silence, and wear your poppy proudly.

Here are a few Remembrance Day facts you may not have known:

• Remembrance Day commemorates Canadians who died in service to Canada from the South African War to current missions. It is held every November 11.

• The first Remembrance Day was conducted in 1919 throughout the Commonwealth. Originally called Armistice Day, it commemorated the end of the First World War on Monday, November 11, 1918, at 11 a.m.: the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.

• From 1923 to 1931, Armistice Day was held on the Monday of the week in which November 11 fell. Thanksgiving was also celebrated on this day.
  
  
• The poppy is the symbol of Remembrance Day. Replica poppies are sold by the Royal Canadian Legion to raise money for Veterans.

Myles 'Sound the trumpets' Peterman

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