Lakeland communities honour the fallen
The Royal Canadian Legion mounted Remembrance Day parades and ceremonies in communities across Canada yesterday.
Traditional observances were marked in Elk Point, St. Paul, Bonnyville, and Cold Lake, with large public turnout at every ceremony.
This year is the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the Allied invasion that launched the liberation of Europe from Nazi occupation. It is also the 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force, the “junior service” to its comrades in the Royal Canadian Navy and the Canadian Army.
Young men and women from virtually every Canadian community have served in war and in peacetime; so many gave everything.
Lest we forget.
Last Post
The Last Post and The Rouse—the two traditional calls that signal the start and the end of two minutes’ silence, respectively—were performed by volunteer trumpet players in local communities.
Grade 9 student Amelia Pinsent handled the duties in St. Paul; Mike Goguen played in Bonnyville; and Oleksandr Bilyi played in Cold Lake.
Bonnyville
Photos by ROBYNNE HENRY
Cold Lake
Photos by JEFF GAYE
St. Paul
Photos by MEL BROADBENT
