Veterans' Week / Remembrance Day / National Indigenous Veterans' Day
Robertson Library will be closed on Remembrance Day, Friday, November 11th.
November the 5th - 11th is Veterans’ Week, a week to remember, honour, and thank those who have served and are currently serving Canada in times of war, military conflict, and peace.
The Theme for the 2022 Veterans’ Week Poster is Service, Courage, and Sacrifice. At home, around the world and across generations.
The First Nations, Inuit, and Métis of Canada have a long and proud tradition of military service to our country. November 8 is National Indigenous Veterans Day, a day to commemorate and honour the important contributions of Indigenous Peoples in service to Canada.
Every year on Remembrance Day, November 11th, Canadians pause in a minute of silence to remember the men and women who serve or have served our country. We remember the more than 2,300,000 Canadians who have served throughout our nation’s history and the more than 118,000 who made the ultimate sacrifice.
2022 marks 101 years of the red poppy being officially adopted as a symbol of remembrance for those who served in the First World War. In July 1921, the Great War Veterans’ Association, a forerunner of The Royal Canadian Legion, adopted the poppy as the flower of Remembrance.
In 1915, Guelph, Ontario native John McCrae, a doctor serving with the Canadian Artillery, wrote his famous poem In Flanders Fields. The poem continues to be a part of Remembrance Day ceremonies in Canada and other countries throughout the world.
Listen to In Flanders Fields, read by Michael Enright. https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2678580545.
A Mi'kmaw translation, by Mi'kmaw linguist Bernie Francis, is available at https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1092418627699.
Visit the display in the lobby of the Library for resources that cover topics on this year’s poster theme of Canadians’ Service, Courage, and Sacrifice. Included in the display are materials on Indigenous Peoples who joined the Canadian Armed Forces and fought in foreign lands and books on women's contributions to Canada's military effort, including women from PEI.
Information and resources on Veterans' Week, National Indigenous Veterans' Day, and Remembrance Day are available on the Veterans Affairs Canada website.
Lest We Forget
