Remembrance Day 2019
Mornings with Simi
English - November 11, 2019 21:07 - 10 minutes - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBusiness News News Society & Culture Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
The sounds at Victory Square in Downtown Vancouver this past hour. Upwards of 10,000 people have turned out for the Remembrance Day ceremony there.
Each year, a poem written by a local school student is selected as the poem of remembrance for November 11th. Today, the poet is Cameron Elliot, a grade 11 student at Fraser Academy in Vancouver. His poem is called: A Phantom Pain. He recited it at the Remembrance Day ceremony in Victory Square.
On Global TV earlier, Chris Gailus spoke to Tim Laidler. He’s a retired corporal with the BC regiment. He’s one of the founders of the Veterans’ Transition Network. They do important work helping people transition from combat roles back to civilian life. He spoke about his own service, and the work they do at the network in UBC.
At Victory Square this morning - Acting Battalion Chief, Andrew Greenwood, the Vancouver Bach Youth Choir, and the Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services Band led a rendition of Maple Leaf Forever, to honour the heritage and resilience of Canada.
The sounds at Victory Square in Downtown Vancouver this past hour. Upwards of 10,000 people have turned out for the Remembrance Day ceremony there.
Each year, a poem written by a local school student is selected as the poem of remembrance for November 11th. Today, the poet is Cameron Elliot, a grade 11 student at Fraser Academy in Vancouver. His poem is called: A Phantom Pain. He recited it at the Remembrance Day ceremony in Victory Square.
On Global TV earlier, Chris Gailus spoke to Tim Laidler. He’s a retired corporal with the BC regiment. He’s one of the founders of the Veterans’ Transition Network. They do important work helping people transition from combat roles back to civilian life. He spoke about his own service, and the work they do at the network in UBC.
At Victory Square this morning - Acting Battalion Chief, Andrew Greenwood, the Vancouver Bach Youth Choir, and the Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services Band led a rendition of Maple Leaf Forever, to honour the heritage and resilience of Canada.