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Canada: Communities hold various Remembrance Day tributes
Various Canadian communities are organizing tributes and monuments ahead of Remembrance Day. In West Kelowna, St. George’s Anglican Church hosted the unveiling of a Field of Crosses monument, featuring twelve crosses engraved with the names of veterans from the World Wars and the Korean War.
In Orangeville, the town recognized the start of the Royal Canadian Legion Poppy Campaign with a flag raising at town hall. The community also launched the Orangeville Poppy Project, which features over 3,000 handmade poppies created by local volunteers to decorate the town's clocktower.
Other regional activities include memorial gatherings at the Derek Doubleday Arboretum in Langley, which features a Walk to Remember for soldiers lost in Afghanistan, and scheduled parades and services in the Elk Valley communities of Fernie, Elkford, and Sparwood.
Amidst these local commemorations, an active-duty military chaplain reported low morale within the Canadian Armed Forces. The chaplain cited frustration regarding a July directive that bans public prayer and faith-specific language during official military ceremonies.
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Armstrong-Spallumcheen Cemetery · BC Dragoons · Canada · Canadian Armed Forces · Highland Park Elementary · Lawnra Myers · Lawrna Myers · No Stone Left Alone · North Okanagan · Orangeville · Royal Canadian Legion · West Kelowna
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- [● 3 SOURCES] The program started on October 29. todayinbc.com · lakecountrycalendar.com · vernonmorningstar.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] The No Stone Left Alone program is in its 11th year. todayinbc.com · lakecountrycalendar.com · vernonmorningstar.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] The BC Dragoons attended the service at Armstrong-Spallumcheen Cemetery. todayinbc.com · lakecountrycalendar.com · vernonmorningstar.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] Highland Park Elementary Grade 4 and 5 students placed poppies at more than 160 graves at Armstrong-Spallumcheen Cemetery. todayinbc.com · lakecountrycalendar.com · vernonmorningstar.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] Services are scheduled to end in Lumby on November 9. todayinbc.com · lakecountrycalendar.com · vernonmorningstar.com