Remembrance Day Ceremonies Held At Local Retirement Homes in Cobourg

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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

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