Sudbury Silver Cross Mother, Wendy Miller lays down her wreath in honour of her son Pvt. Andrew Miller
Sudbury Silver Cross Mother, Wendy Miller lays down her wreath in honour of her son Pvt. Andrew Miller

 

By: Nick Liard

Hundreds of ceremonies took place across the country as Canada celebrated Remembrance Day.

At the ceremony in Sudbury we spoke to retired Staff Sergeant with the Greater Sudbury Police, David Bedard, who spent two tours in Afghanistan.

Bedard says he has a new appreciation for Remembrance Day after serving.

He says seeing the large number of children in the audience is very important, and he hopes that they will take the initiative and speak to a veteran because every year there are less and less.

Bedard was tasked with bringing the police service in Kandahar, up to a better standard.

The Sudbury Arena was full for Remembrance Day with children from schools across the city taking in the parade.

They are the next generation who will pass on Remembrance Day to their families.

Miah Parenteau a Grade 8 student from Lansdowne Public School talked about what it meant to her to be a part of the ceremony.

The hour long service included two minutes of silence, gun salutes, laying of wreaths, capped off with God Save The Queen.

Vice-Principal at Lansdowne Public School, Patrick Hopkin says there is a lot of work done within the schools leading up to Remembrance Day.

Hopkin says the students often have questions after the ceremony which is good because they may have relatives or have heard of relatives who have served for Canada.

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