The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 133, along with first responders of the community, held brief Remembrance Day Ceremonies at the local retirement homes on the Wednesday, November 11, to share in remembering the sacrifices made by veterans and honour their legacy.
In working within current COVID-19 restrictions, the tour will not be open to the public and will take place outside the retirement homes following health guidelines, including physical distancing and masks.
Legion Village veterans, Marion McIntosh, Gordon Oosterhof, John Scott, Margaret Anderson, Wesley Davey, Gerard Scharbach, Kenneth Vansuckle, Dorothy Vickers, Howard Checketts, Glen Kyle, Michael Harding, Don Ramsey, Dave Galbraith, Danny Parrsons
Golden Plough Lodge veterans Clarence Anderson “Andy”, Maxwell Bevan, George Buntin, Eric Hallett, Moira McDougall, Audrey McGilvary, Peter North, Emerson Salter, Lawrence Samis, Gordon Vout, William Wamboldt, Hugh Worthington-Wilmer, Barbara Goody
Extendicare Cobourg veterans, Lloyd Poirier, William Hickson, Don Grant
Streamway Villa veterans Marnie Burke
Palisade Gardens Retirement Community veterans Geoff Coleman, Daphne Svenningson, Beryl Hutchinson, George Shambrook, Jozef Zavalski
In Attendance:
The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 133 President Bob Robison
Cobourg Police Service Chief Paul VandeGraaf
Cobourg Fire Department Chief Mike Vilneff
Northumberland Paramedics Deputy Chief Operations Susan Browns (or representative)
The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 133 Colour Party
The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 133 Ladies Auxiliary
The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 133 Ladies Auxiliary Sargent at arms Aldene Cooper
Bugle Player – Chris Devlin
Padre Art King
The Cobourg Legion Pipes and Drums – one piper at each location
Author: Pete Fisher
Has been a photojournalist for over 30-years and have been honoured to win numerous awards for photography and writing over the years. Best selling author for the book Highway of Heroes - True Patriot Love
