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Naden Band plays for Broadmead veterans

A grant from the 2017 Parasport Jumpstart Fund will provide a boost to programs at the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence.

Speaker presents on Canada’s involvement in global conflicts, veterans

Piper and honour guard lead Glanford’s Remembrance Day program

Reginald Price and Les Taylor are among 61,000 surviving Canadian veterans of the Second World War. Price is 96 years old, Taylor 100, having crossed the century-mark in October. While both currently live at Berwick Royal Oak, their experiences during and after history’s largest conflict differ in many ways.

Kal Russell, principal at North Saanich Middle School, has been involved with school Remebrance Day ceremonies for 18 years now, first in Agassiz and later at Stelly’s and Sidney Elementary. Marking the occasion means dealing with death and sacrifice: heavy topics for an elementary school student. However, Russell said there is a way to make the ceremony impactful for every grade level, while also letting students shine.

A GoFundMe page has been set up after a Langley mom was hospitalized

Langford resident, Public Service branch Legion member Gerry Gerrard honoured

Women still far outnumbered in STEM fields

UVic professor of Military History on the significance and meaning of Remembrance Day