REMEMBRANCE DAY 2025

Normand Marion
Nov 16
2 min read

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 270 Coldwater held its annual Remembrance Day service on Tuesday, November 11. It was nice to see the crowd that showed up, even under uncertain weather forecast, to pay respects to our Fallen, with members of the community laying wreaths in memory of loved ones. Several official wreaths were also laid on behalf of the federal, provincial, and municipal governments, the Canadian Armed Forces, the Royal Canadian Legion, the Ladies' Auxiliary, and other organisations.

We wish to thank the many groups, local businesses and individuals who contributed in so many ways to the Coldwater Legion's Poppy Campaign. Thank you to those who took part in our Veterans Banner program in Coldwater, with banners featuring deceased Veterans put on display in store front windows around the village main street. We hope shoppers and passersby appreciate this initiative. And thank you, all of you who proudly wore your Poppy during the past two weeks. This simple gesture of Remembrance is perhaps the best guarantee that in the future, We Will, indeed, Remember Them.

The parade including a Branch 270 Colour Party, Veterans, Legion and Ladies' Auxiliary members, representatives of the Fire Fighters and Police organizations, dignitaries, and of course, Canadian Armed Forces troops, marches through Coldwater streets for the Remembrance Day ceremony.

Members of the parade salute the reviewing party as they march past the reviewing stand set-up on the street for the Remembrance Day ceremony.

Albert Sauvé sang the National Anthem and God Save the King during the Remembrance Day ceremony.

Branch member Paul Bolyea (left) played the Last Post and Reveille during the Remembrance Day ceremony, while piper Luke Cuppage played Laments.

Members of the Branch Colour Party stand by the flags during the Remembrance Day ceremony in Coldwater.

Veterans, Legion and Ladies' Auxiliary members, representatives of the Fire Fighters and Police organizations, dignitaries, and of course, Canadian Armed Forces troops, stood in ranks through the Remembrance Day ceremony.

Vigils from the Canadian Armed Forces stood at the four corners of the Cenotaph during the Remembrance Day ceremony in Coldwater.

More than 50 wreaths were laid during the Remembrance Day ceremony at the Coldwater Cenotaph.

The famous poem "In Flanders Fields" by Lieutenant-Colonel John McRae, was read by students representing the Coldwater and Moonstone Public Schools, Madi Parro, Payton Sergent, and Olivia Norton.