Sicamous veteran Al Stevens gestures for the crowd to finish the Act of Remembrance recitation at the Sicamous Legion Remembrance Day ceremony, Nov. 11. (Rebecca Willson- Eagle Valley News)
Sicamous RCMP, fire fighters, and other first responders march with Legion members in Sicamous Remembrance Day ceremony, Nov. 11. (Rebecca Willson- Eagle Valley News)
A reading of ‘In Flanders’ Fields” at the Sicamous Remembrance Day ceremony, Nov. 11. (Rebecca Willson- Eagle Valley News)
Veteran Al Stevens salutes the march at the Sicamous Remembrance Day ceremony, Nov. 11. (Rebecca Willson- Eagle Valley News)
Newly-appointed Sicamous mayor Colleen Anderson lays a wreath at the Sicamous Remembrance Day ceremony, Nov. 11. (Rebecca Willson- Eagle Valley News)
Sicamous minor hockey players lay a wreath at the Sicamous Remembrance Day ceremony, Nov. 11. (Rebecca Willson- Eagle Valley News)
People pay respects at the Sicamous Legion cenotaph memorial, Nov. 11. (Rebecca Willson- Eagle Valley News)
A woman places her poppy on the Sicamous Legion cenotaph memorial after the Remembrance Day ceremony, Nov. 11. (Rebecca Willson- Eagle Valley News)Sicamous community members gathered at the Legion cenotaph memorial to remember and celebrate those who have served, and continue to serve, our country.
The Legion put on a potluck luncheon after the ceremony ended, and the community was able to celebrate together in-person again after a two-year pandemic hiatus.
Local veteran Al Stevens’ speech lamented the current global climate concerning the war in Ukraine and emphasized how wartime measures equalize everybody involved.
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“You don’t have to want a war to have to have to fight a war,” said Stevens.
Newly-appointed Sicamous mayor Colleen Anderson was in attendance, laying a wreath after being sworn into council on Wednesday, Nov. 9.
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