Edmontonians pay tribute at Remembrance Day ceremonies
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Hundreds of people gathered for a ceremony at the Kingsway legion for Remembrance Day services. It was one of several ceremonies across the city.
Hundreds of people gathered for Remembrance Day at the Royal Canadian Legion Kingsway Branch No. 175 in northeast Edmonton. It was one of several ceremonies honouring Canada’s war dead in Edmonton.
Becky Williams and Steve Best attended the ceremony.
“We just can’t forget, we have to pass that on and support our vets,” Williams said. “We don’t want to re-live that past, it’s important that we remember what they’ve given us.”
“My dad and his brother were both in WW2, so I come out to remember that,” said Best.
42 wreaths were laid at the legion’s cenotaph, one of the largest services in the city drawing about 300 people this year.
“It’s important we don’t forget why we have the freedoms we have,” said Ron Wills, legion treasurer.
The legion supports veterans in a number of ways including through the Poppy Campaign which collects much needed funds for local veterans.
Dozens gathered at the city’s oldest cenotaph in Beverly for a memorial. The event started with a parade from the Maranatha Church.