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"Those monuments, like the mental and physical scars borne by all who have served in Canada’s name, both haunt and inspire us," President Hamdullahpur wrote. "More than anything, they call us to build a world ever more peaceful, fair, and equitable. In our own way, that’s what we do at the University of Waterloo. Patrick Street, followed by a ceremony at the York Street Cenotaph at 11:00 a.m. Stratford - A parade will begin at 10:30 a.m.Cambridge (Preston) - The ceremony begins at the Cenotaph on King Street at 11:00 a.m.at the Cenotaph located at Queen and Tannery Streets. Cambridge (Hespeler) - The ceremony will begin at 10:30 a.m.Cambridge (Galt) - The ceremony commences at the Queen's Square Cenotaph at 11:00 a.m.at the corner of Duke and Ontario streets, with the ceremony being held at the Kitchener Cenotaph, located at the corner of Frederick and Duke Streets at 10:45 a.m. Kitchener - A parade will begin at 10:15 a.m.Vice-President, University Relations Sandra Banks will represent Waterloo at the City of Waterloo’s Remembrance Day ceremony at the cenotaph. with the ceremony taking place at the Waterloo Cenotaph at 10:30 a.m. Waterloo - The parade begins at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 530 at 10:15 a.m.
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The ceremony is open to all students, faculty and staff. The service will include music from the University Chamber Choir, prayers for peace from a variety of faith backgrounds, and the traditional 2 minutes of silence at 11:00 a.m. įor those students, faculty and staff looking to mark the occasion on campus, the UW Chaplain's Association has organized a Remembrance Day interfaith service in the Student Life Centre's Great Hall beginning at 10:45 a.m. today in accordance with the University's guidelines. The flags at the University's south entrance will be lowered from 11:00 a.m.
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John McCrae of Guelph that is read at many Remembrance Day commemorations. They recall the wildflowers that grow in the fields of Flanders, in north Belgium, as mentioned in the poem by Lt.-Col. The official date of the Remembrance Day commemoration is always November 11, the anniversary of the day in 1918 when the guns fell silent at the end of the First World War. Much of the imagery of Remembrance Day is connected to that conflict, including the poppies, worn in lapels, that are sold by the Royal Canadian Legion. "Over the course of Canada’s history more than one hundred thousand Canadians - more than the current population of Waterloo - have sacrificed their lives for freedom, both ours and others’. Their memory is honoured in monuments from Calais to Kapyong to Kandahar, and in thousands of communities across Canada." We also celebrate the inheritance of freedom and democracy they have entrusted to us," wrote Feridun Hamdullahpur in a message circulated to students, faculty and staff this morning.
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"On Remembrance Day, we express our solemn gratitude for those who have given their lives for Canada and for peace. The University of Waterloo community, along with the rest of the country, will pause for a few moments today to remember Canada's war dead.