Fort Macleod and district residents will place wreaths at the cenotaph on Nov. 11
Community members will gather at the Fort Macleod and District Community Hall at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11 for the annual Remembrance Day service.
The Fort Macleod Legion is finalizing details for the event. which will be directed by master of ceremonies Alan Poytress.
The service opens with the singing of O Canada led by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints choir.
Rev. MiYeon Kim of Trinity United Church will give the prayer of invocation.
The Last Post will be played by bugler George F. Kush as flags are lowered in advance of two minutes of silence.
Piper Colin McDevon will play The Lament, which is followed by George F. Kush playing Reveille as the flags are raised.
Legion District 6 Commander Gail Pontarolo will offer a reflection on the price of peace, and will then recite the Act of Remembrance.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints choir will lead the singing of the hymn It Is Well With My Soul.
Rev. Kim will then offer scripture reading from Revelations 21:1-7.
Nevayah Fox will recite the poem In Flanders Fields, which was written by Canadian Col. John McCrae during World War One.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints choir will lead the singing of the hymn Faith of Our Fathers.
Gage Eagleson will recite the poem The Lost, by Stephen W. Atkinson.
The next order of business is the laying of the following wreaths:
- Representative for the King — Frank Eden.
- Government of Canada — James Vandervalk.
- Government of Alberta — Emily McTighe.
- Canada’s Bereaved Mothers — Coralee Markland.
- MD of Willow Creek — Reeve Mary Anne Sandberg.
- Town of Fort Macleod — Mayor Brent Feyter.
- Veterans of World War One — Robin Daniels.
- Veterans of World War Two — Phil Moses.
- Veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces — Warrant Officer (Retired) Bob Gunn.
- Veterans of the Royal Canadian Navy — Mark Wade.
- Veterans of the Royal Canadian Air Force — Warren Beeson.
- Veterans of the Afghanistan War — Coralee Markland.
- Veterans of the United Nations — Warrant Officer (Retired) Dan Markey.
- The People of Occupied Holland — Frans Feyter.
- Prisoners of War — Gillian Moses.
- Canadian War Brides — Carrie Murphy.
- Royal Canadian Legion — President Len Olson.
- Ladies Auxiliary to the Royal Canadian Legion — Carol Hamilton.
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police — Sgt. Christian Lafleur.
- People of the Ukraine — Ivan and Anya Semyrozum.
- Fort Macleod Fire Department — George Fox Jr.
- Alberta Health Services EMS — Huub Wooldrik.
- The Salvation Army — To be determined.
- First Nations — Anne Barnes.
- Metis Nation of Alberta Local 1880 — Leslie Campbell-Volk and Wesley Volk.
- Chamber of Commerce — Mike Bourassa.
- Fort Macleod Health Care Auxiliary Association — Kathy Park and Rose Matlock.
- Eden’s Funeral Home — Brad Sawka.
- Seniors Welcome Mat — Melvin Jones.
- Fort Macleod Lions Club — Jeff Murphy.
- Knights of Columbus — Shane Doyle.
- Elks Lodge — Michael Dyck.
- Masons — Brian Reach.
- Rotary Club — Conrad Van Hierden.
- W.A. Day school — C.J. Wipf.
- F.P. Walshe school — Trystan Wipf.
- In Memory of Richard Hutton — Joan DeMaere.
Once the wreaths have been placed, Rev. Kim will offer a prayer and benediction, followed by the Commitment to Remember led by Alan Poytress. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints choir will lead the singing of God Save the King. Master of ceremonies Alan Poytress will then conclude the service.
