Flag raised, plans in place for Remembrance Day ceremonies
While many are still making preparations for trick or treaters, there are those who are looking beyond Halloween and making preparations of their own for the annual Remembrance Day ceremony being held in Battleford on Nov. 11.
On Monday morning, Battleford Mayor Ames Leslie, town councillor Judy Pruden and other town staff joined Tim Popp of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #9 to raise a commemorative poppy flag to mark the occasion.
“I’m honoured to be raising this flag here today,” Leslie said. “This is just a small token of our appreciation for what the brave men and women have done for us in the past and continue to do as well.”
Statistics from Veterans Affairs Canada indicate that in the First World War from 1914 to 1918, 650,000 Canadians enlisted and more than 68,000 died. During the Second World War from 1939 to 1945, more than one million Canadians served King and country and nearly 47,000 perished.