BEPPLE: We can’t gather today but we’re together in remembrance
THIS IS A REMEMBRANCE DAY like no other in Kamloops. In years past, thousands have stood together at Riverside Park on damp ground under bare trees and grey skies. The [Continue]
Remembrance Day
REMEMBERING – Pvt. George McLean, a hero of Vimy Ridge
By MEL ROTHENBURGER April 9, 1917, 5:29 a.m., Vimy Ridge, France Twenty thousand Canadian soldiers sat silently in their rat-infested, urine-soaked trenches, stretched out [Continue]
GINTA – Why the poppy is not a political statement
IT IS SUNDAY AFTERNOON as I write this, and we’re three days away from Remembrance Day on Nov. 11. A long-overdue and overlooked commemoration has also been recently [Continue]
BEPPLE – Many reasons to wear poppies, many reasons some don’t
REMEMBRANCE DAY IS OVER. Aside for a few sorrowful poppies in the gutter, remembering is set aside for another year. Controversy engulfed Remembrance Day this year with Don [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Don Cherry was right about one thing in his poppy rant
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE WAS ANOTHER HUGE TURNOUT for the annual Remembrance Day ceremonies at Riverside Park on Monday as we joined Canadians across the [Continue]
SCHOOL BOARD – Schools carry on the legacy of Remembrance Day
By SHELLEY SIM Trustee, School District 73 FREEDOM. It may be one of the most important words in human consciousness. Our many freedoms allow us the opportunity to vote, to [Continue]
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