As we approach Remembrance Day 2022, let us take time to pause and bear witness to those who have served our nation in the name of freedom. May we truly honour the sacrifices made by so many for the blessings we enjoy today. 

"Veterans want Canadians to understand the price of freedom. They are passing the torch to the people of Canada, so the memory of their sacrifices will continue, and the values they fought for will live on in all of us."  

We traditionally mark Remembrance Day with two minutes of silence at the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of November. This is a very simple yet very important act for Canadians to honour those who have served our country, and therefore the world, in the name of freedom. It also draws our hearts and minds to those who have paid the ultimate price through that service.   

The website from which the abovementioned quotation is taken offers us many ways to mark this important day.  We can learn more about Canada’s military history in times of war and peace, explore stories of those who have served, learn about Memorials and events, and so much more.  Let’s mark this Remembrance Day with so much more than two minutes of silence.  As the Government of Canada has shared in this year’s Remembrance Day video, let’s make this an Unforgettable Day. 

One way we can achieve this is to make Remembrance not just something we think about; rather make it something we do. How? There are many ways: 

• Wearing a Poppy
• Saying “Thank you” to a Veteran
• Visiting a cenotaph
• Visiting the Canadian War Museum or local history museums
• Volunteering to help Veterans

Most importantly, take a moment to reflect on the freedoms and peace in your life, and to remember the women and men who served and sacrificed for all we have today. One way is to recite The Act of Remembrance which offer prayers of thanksgiving and remembrance to those who served and died during wartime, and for those who serve Canada today.  

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 shall remember them. 
We shall remember them. 

Tim Cusack,

Deputy Superintendent