LEST WE FORGET Remembrance Day ceremonies were held Tuesday morning to remember those who served and to pay tribute to those still serving. The parade started at Royal Canadian Legion Fort Malden Br. 157, went down Murray St. to Sandwich St. S., over to Richmond St. then down Richmond St. to the cenotaph in King’s Navy Yard Park. The crowd gathered to observe this year’s ceremony, after which, the parade went back to the Amherstburg Legion. Due to press deadlines, the River T

Veterans gather for a group photo at last Sunday evening’s Veterans Appreciation Dinner. Veterans from Amherstburg and surrounding areas were honoured Sunday night at a dinner in their honour. For the second consecutive year, Royal Canadian Legion Fort Malden Br. 157 hosted a Veterans Appreciation Dinner right before Remembrance Day. Approximately 128 meals were ordered with 102 people in attendance at the Amherstburg Legion Sunday night, with some meals delivered to veterans

Chloe Kosek and Isabelle Kosempel were two of the Grade 10 students from St. Thomas of Villanova Secondary School placing flags on veterans’ graves at Victoria Memorial Gardens last Thursday. The class worked with Royal Canadian Legion Br. 594 on the initiative. Veterans in an Essex County cemetery were recognized by local high school students in time for Remembrance Day. Grade 10 history students from St. Thomas of Villanova Secondary School were at Victoria Memorial Gardens