Remembrance Day Ceremony

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A public event that took place recently is the Remembrance Day ceremony at the Grand Parade War Memorial. The event took place at 10:30 am on November 11, 2015 where many people from Halifax came to gather to remember the veterans that fought in the war for freedom for all Canadians. The ceremony consisted of veterans and RCMP marches, a moment of silence, placing of poppies and wreaths and readings. This event that took place was a time to gather and reflect on the wars that took place and the people who fought in them as well as the lives that were lost. The ceremony was one that is directly related to this course due to the readings that were about war and Canadians fighting in them. The march of veterans and RCMP was a time to reflect

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