Remembrance Day Services in the Cariboo

Today, Remembrance Day services will take place in the Cariboo as follows:

In 100 Mile House, a procession will go down Birch from 1st Street to the Community Hall and Cenotaph beginning at 10:45 with a ceremony to follow.

In Williams Lake, services begin at 9am from the Gibraltar Room (525 Proctor Street). At 10am, Legion Branch 139 will lead a march to the Cenotaph at City Hall for the 11 o’ clock moment of silence.

In Quesnel, a ceremony will take place at the Cenotaph (corner of Carson Avenue & Kinchant Street) at 11:00am but you're asked to assemble for 10:30 to view the parade

Remembrance Day services take on a personal meaning for me as my own brother currently serves at CFB Cold Lake in the Royal Canadian Air Force

Finally - a poem in regards to Remembrance Day & the Act of Remembrance...

1) Remembrance Day

In life one man can seldom see
His impact in society
Our soldiers fight to blinded eyes
To allow us all to live our lives
Taking up arms against a foe
To save us from the pain they know
To give us all out liberty
They bear the brunt of misery
No greater duty can one bear
An act of courage few would dare
Endless sacrifices for 4 years
Keeping back our greatest fears
November 11th is a day of love
To remember those now up above
Men and women far too great
To be remembered upon one date
No words bring justice to their fight
But i will try with all my might
To bring them honour for the days
They fought to alay such evil ways
No act of love could be so grand
As one brave soldier's final stand
So now I will say at last
We must remember what has past
Those who have died and those who live
And all the thanks to them we give
They are all those who meet the call
Preserving good for one and all
So on this day I ask you pray
For heroes of our memory
Thank for your sacrifice
It was this act that gave us life.

In honour of those who saved the world.


2) The Act of Remembrance

They shall grow not old,
as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them,
nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun
and in the morning
We will remember them

We will remember them