Re: Remembrance Day

by **Rockarm** Mon 02 Nov 2020, 8:48 pm

11.02.2020

by Ringo Tue 03 Nov 2020, 8:33 am

11.03.2020

by Leopard Tue 03 Nov 2020, 2:04 pm

Poppy Fund sets up 190 donation boxes across city to help veterans

Derek Baldwin . Published Nov 03, 2020

As Ontario COVID-19 pandemic emergency restrictions continue to limit daily activities in public, cadets and volunteers won’t be canvassing for the Belleville Poppy Fund in public spaces in days leading up to Remembrance Day Nov. 11.

But to raise donations for local military veterans, traditional poppy boxes are still on stand-by across the city, said organizers.

Shirley Stewart, chairman of the fund and president of Royal Canadian Legion 99 in Belleville, says more than 190 Poppy Fund boxes have been distributed across the city to help city veterans in need of assistance.

Stewart acknowledged “it’s going to be a rough campaign year due to COVID-19” but said spirits are still high that the community will respond with its usual generosity.

Poppy boxes are set up at retail locations throughout Belleville, she said, including longstanding counter locations at the information desk at Quinte Mall, banks and retail stores.

“We are also offering our poppy masks this year for $10 each. We received our first batch last Tuesday and we have already sold more than 100 of them,” Stewart said

Anyone wanting a poppy mask can pick one up at the Branch 99 building on Pinnacle Street at the Legion offices, Stewart said.

The Belleville Poppy Fund, meanwhile, received a big boost from the City of Belleville last Friday when Stewart was presented with a cheque for $5,000 toward the campaign.

The poppy fund is co-organized by three organizations including the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 99, the 418 Wing Belleville RCAFA as well as the Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans of Canada (ANAF) in Belleville.

“The funds from the city will be a big help this year,” Stewart said, adding a big thank-you to Mayor Mitch Panciuk and city council.

Panciuk said the city was more than happy to make a donation to help the Belleville Poppy Fund through what many believe will be a difficult year for charitable organizations.

The mayor said the $5,000 donation will likely be tapped from the city’s Elexicon Energy account.

National officials with the Royal Canadian Legion said it can’t thank its branch volunteers and public donors enough for helping its veterans with everything from food and accommodation assistance to even helping rent televisions for veterans in hospitals.

“This show of support and display of remembrance would not be possible without the efforts of thousands of Legionnaires who volunteer to distribute poppies to the community through schools, community organizations and local businesses,” said the national organization in a statement.

“We are so grateful for their efforts, and for the support of the many partners, local and national, who welcome Legion volunteers and poppy boxes into their locations,” the legion said.

Donations, meanwhile, can also be made directly online to the poppy campaign at https://legion.ca/donations or in person at any legion branch.

The Kingston Whig-Standard

by **Hammercore** Wed 04 Nov 2020, 3:13 pm

More Meadowridge kids writing postcards to veterans

A Maple Ridge private school invites students to scribe a personal messages of thanks

Roxanne Hooper . Nov 4, 2020

Veteran Albert Swash was so grateful to receive a hand-written note from students at Meadowridge School last Remembrance Day, that he put pen to paper in reply.

“I want to thank you for remembering all of the brave service men – army, navy, and air force – who scarified their lives so that we can live in peace,” he wrote back to the kids.

Swash was one of 60 senior care home resident who received a note of appreciation from the kids.

The note was part of a national Postcards for Peace initiative being organized by Veterans Affair Canada. Last year, the local private school – under the guidance of middle-grade teacher Leona West – chose to participate, with five dozen students writing messages for local veterans.

“I realized that we had many elderly people and veterans in Maple Ridge itself living in various retirement communities,” West said, noting how this brought her lesson full circle about the human freedoms we enjoy and those who fought to preserve it.

“I thought it might be nicer to have our community members receive acknowledgment and thanks from students living among them,” West explained of the project where kids crafted personal messages to the community elders.

For Swash, he admitted to being moved by the gesture.

“It made me proud that you remembered us.… your cards of remembrance will take pride of place in my apartment, and in my heart,” Swash said.

It was his reaction, and the buy-in of the kids that motivated the expansion of the postcard project at Meadowridge this year, said fellow teacher and co-organizer Charles Schofield.

This year, the program has expanded to involve some 350 students, between Grades 4 and 12, who will be writing personal messages to veterans on the back of the provided postcards.

“Hopefully we can deliver even more to members of our community this year,” West said.

She was especially moved to see more teachers jump on board the project for Remembrance Day 2020, helping “ensure that our vets are not forgotten, especially in these very isolating times,” she said.

West’s interest in Remembrance Day is a personal one. Her father was Second World War vet who survived four years at sea in the North Atlantic.

“He rarely spoke about what he experienced (other than after a few too many scotches on occasion),” she recalled.

“But, we attended every Remembrance Day ceremony in Edmonton and paid our respects to the fallen. It was moving and heartbreaking to see my dad march past with all the other vets of various conflict; as I got older and had more friends from various countries, I realized how critical a document our Charter of Rights and Freedoms really is. It’s important to me to continue to acknowledge the sacrifice and the hardships of both vets and those who lost loved ones,” she said.

The postcards are just one facet of a school-wide week of Remembrance, culminating with a virtual assembly this Friday. The 45-minute school tribute will feature a colour party and procession, a piper, laying of wreaths, remarks from a local veteran, a musical tribute, video presentations, and a moment of silence.

Maple Ridge News

by Jackson Thu 05 Nov 2020, 9:01 pm

'It means so much:' Families thankful for painted poppy rocks on Remembrance Day

Published Thursday, November 5, 2020

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/it-means-so-much-families-thankful-for-painted-poppy-rocks-on-remembrance-day-1.5175769

by Mojave Fri 06 Nov 2020, 8:53 am

Whole Foods grocery chain bans employees from wearing poppies

Kimberley Molina · CBC News · Posted: Nov 06, 2020

Remembrance Day - Page 13 Whole-foods-market-ottawa-nov-5-20

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/whole-foods-bans-poppies-1.5791551

by **Lockey** Fri 06 Nov 2020, 4:38 pm

Mojave wrote:Whole Foods grocery chain bans employees from wearing poppies

Kimberley Molina · CBC News · Posted: Nov 06, 2020

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/whole-foods-bans-poppies-1.5791551

Whole Foods will let staff wear poppies after firestorm over ‘disgraceful’ ban

Posted November 6, 2020

https://globalnews.ca/news/7446467/whole-foods-poppy-ban/

B.C. premier tells Whole Foods to ‘give your heads a shake’ over staff banned from wearing poppies

https://globalnews.ca/news/7447183/bc-premier-whole-foods-poppies-response/

Whole Foods will let staff wear poppies after firestorm over 'disgraceful' ban

https://1043freshradio.ca/news/7446467/whole-foods-poppy-ban/

by **Lockey** Fri 06 Nov 2020, 4:50 pm

06.11.2020

by **Warrior** Sat 07 Nov 2020, 8:03 pm

Touching scene with veteran
inspires Victoria artist to paint
Remembrance Day series

KENDRA CRIGHTON / Nov. 7, 2020

Remembrance Day - Page 13 23196197_web1_201102-VNE-Archer-Homeless-Veterans-1_1

https://www.vicnews.com/community/touching-scene-with-veteran-inspires-victoria-artist-to-paint-remembrance-day-series/

by **Replica** Sat 07 Nov 2020, 8:58 pm

07.11.2020

by **Wolfman** Sun 08 Nov 2020, 6:05 pm

Veterans banners on display in St. Marys mark Remembrance Day

Desmond Brown · CBC News · Posted: Nov 08, 2020

Remembrance Day - Page 13 St-marys-banners

St. Marys Legion has asked members of the public to sponsor a banner in honour of a veteran in their family. The banners are on display in the downtown area. (Submitted by Tom Jenkins)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/st-marys-banners-remembrance-day-1.5794594

by **Lincoln** Mon 09 Nov 2020, 9:15 pm

Honouring veterans with a virtual remembrance
Remembrance Day services go online to keep people safe on November 11th. CTV’s Saron Fanel reports.
Monday, Nov. 9, 2020

Special Remembrance Day message from the skies
From CTV London's Scott Miller – While veterans will be honoured in a different way this year, some town will get a special military flyby.

Remembrance Day goes virtual
From poppies to wreaths and ceremonies across the country, Remembrance Day will look different this year.
Monday, Nov. 9, 2020

A list of Remembrance Day events in the Edmonton area

https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/a-list-of-remembrance-day-events-in-the-edmonton-area-1.5181445

A new way to honour veterans
CTV's Jamie Dowsett shows how one Winnipeg legion is helping Canadians pay tribute to veterans during COVID-19.
Monday, Nov. 9, 2020

Veterans hope to repair soldiers' cemetery in Sherbrooke

Veterans grateful for their garden
A virtual fundraiser is underway to help flourish the Memorial Garden at Camp Hill Veterans' Memorial Building in Halifax.
Monday, Nov. 9, 2020

These unique poppies honour veterans and Indigenous culture

https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/these-unique-poppies-honour-veterans-and-indigenous-culture-1.5181234

by Xrayxservice Wed 11 Nov 2020, 8:36 am

Remembering Chinese-Canadian veterans Nov 10, 2020

Despite being refused citizenship to the country he was born in, Chinese-Canadian Sgt. Jack Lee enlisted in the Canadian military. Jo Horwood listens as his nephew shares the experiences of Sgt. Lee’s life.

https://www.660citynews.com/video/2020/11/10/remembering-chinese-canadian-veterans/

Canadian Veterans Face New Challenges During The COVID-19 Pandemic - Nov 11. 2020

https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/remembrance-day-covid-veterans_ca_5faab9eac5b66009569eb252

Vernon man asks Canadians to stand outside to remember our veterans during pandemic

Posted November 10, 2020

https://globalnews.ca/news/7455464/vernon-man-canadians-remembrance-day-pandemic/

Remembrance Day sales in Canada are 'a rookie mistake,' expert says

Published Tuesday, November 10, 2020

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/remembrance-day-sales-in-canada-are-a-rookie-mistake-expert-says-1.5182857

Scaled-down ceremonies mark Remembrance Day across Canada

Published Wednesday, November 11, 2020

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/scaled-down-ceremonies-mark-remembrance-day-across-canada-1.5183705

Ottawa navy veteran dreamed about life 'away at sea'

Published Wednesday, November 11, 2020

https://www.capebretonpost.com/news/canada/ottawa-navy-veteran-dreamed-about-life-away-at-sea-519149/

What diminishing numbers of WWII veterans means for the future of Remembrance Day

Sam Juric · CBC · Posted: Nov 11, 2020

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/sudbury-diminishing-second-world-war-veterans-future-rememberance-day-1.5795828

Veterans hold walk to support soldiers

Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020

https://www.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2074140

Windsor tattoo shop raises $8,000 for local veterans with poppy tattoos

Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020

https://windsor.ctvnews.ca/windsor-tattoo-shop-raises-8-000-for-local-veterans-with-poppy-tattoos-1.5183434

Giant snow poppy honours veterans in Devon

Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020

https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/giant-snow-poppy-honours-veterans-in-devon-1.5183449

Inspired Albertan: Julian Austin

Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020

https://www.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2074223

Veteran's pain of missing Remembrance Day events eased by thousands of birthday cards

Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/veteran-s-pain-of-missing-remembrance-day-events-eased-by-thousands-of-birthday-cards-1.5183547

Cape Breton kids prepare virtual Remembrance Day salute for veterans

Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020

https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/cape-breton-kids-prepare-virtual-remembrance-day-salute-for-veterans-1.5183713

'Virtual Remembrance Day' ceremonies go ahead across Canada: CTV to web stream Windsor ceremony

Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020