Many in Nova Scotia are planning their own ways to honour and reflect on those who have served our country, in the past and present.
A few in the Halifax area spoke with our newsroom, sharing how they plan to spend Remembrance Day.
Emma McCulloch will visit her grandparents in Tennycape. It was her grandmother’s birthday on Sunday, and they had a lot of family in the military.
“So, we’ll be spending the day with them, going to the graveyards and paying our respects,” said McCulloch.
For Mitchell Morrisson, the day will be spent with his friends, who are in the military at different ceremonies, if they are not already part of one.
“Unfortunately, I’m going to have to work, so I’ll be at work, but instead, I’ll be remembering our veterans and those who have fallen in war,” said Morrisson.
Colby will spend some time out in the woods hunting with his father, who served overseas.
He said spending time with his dad and his mom is a lot more important than going to a ceremony.
“It’s more personal for us, just because I know that they’ve been through some things and just they matter so much to me that I want to be around them,” Colby said.
Gillian’s sister is an active service member, and she’ll mark Remembrance Day by going to Sullivan’s Pond in Dartmouth. It is her sister’s first time being part of an official parade as part of the honour guard.
“It’ll be fun. I’m nervous for her. I’ve been to 100 ceremonies just standing,” Gillian said.
Matthew, who is an active service member himself, plans to head to a cenotaph and lay a wreath in honour of his grandfather, who served for 37 years, and who recently passed away.
“I think that the day can mean a lot for a lot of different people, and how they show support and their thankfulness for what people have sacrificed is different. So even if it’s so much as taking the two minutes of silence to think, it’s enough,” Matthew said.
And Jason Roach will have a Star Trek-themed Remembrance Day ceremony. He had a couple of uncles who fought in World War Two, but neither of them made it back.
“The military, I respect them, you know, what they do for us and keeping us free and safe,” said Roach.
Remembrance Day ceremonies and sites are planned through HRM, Tuesday.
Halifax:
A ceremony at Grand Parade, starting at 10:20 a.m. to noon.
The Citadel National Historic Site will have the army museum and site open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Dartmouth:
A ceremony will be at Sullivan’s Pond with a parade that will march up from the church at 10:45 a.m.
A ceremony at Cole Harbour Place will begin at 10:45 a.m. at the Cenotaph
Sackville:
A ceremony at the Sackville Heritage Park from 10:45 a.m. to noon.
Hammonds Plains:
A ceremony will begin at 10:30 a.m.
Bedford:
The ceremony will be at the Fish Hatchery Park at 10:30 a.m.
Porters Lake:
A ceremony on Highway No 7 at the Host Legion Branch at 11 a.m.
The Royal Canadian Airforce will also conduct flypasts in Halifax of a CH-148 Cyclone.
