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Supporters gather for Flags of Remembrance




by Mikaela Kuefler everything that has production has been closing ceremony. We can also request forms credit card and interact.
happened,” admires paid, 50% will go to don't want to push it too online by emailing “We're happy to pick up
Approximately 150 Foulds. Some other Veterans Voice of much past that,” advises info@vetvoicecan.org. forms,” states Foulds.
veteran supporters groups supporting the Canada and 50% will go Foulds. People can pay by cash,
gathered at Centennial ceremony included Air to the Edson Legion. Sponsorship forms can
Park for the Flags of Cadets, Girl Guides, and Sponsorship remains be obtained at the
R e m e m b r a n c e m e m b e r s o f t h e open until November 1. Galloway Museum, the
Ceremony on October 1. Wrestling team. “This gives us enough Edson Legion, the
There was 129 flags To date, 77 plaques time to get them Century 21 Office,
along 54 Street, which have been sold, raising produced so we can Bannister GM and the
included 128 Canadian $15,400. After the cost present them at our Edson Chamber. People
flags and one flag of o f m a t e r i a l s a n d
A l b e r t a . T h e 1 2 8
C a n a d i a n f l a g s
represented 128,000
soldiers who were lost or
missing in action from
the Boer War to present.
There are 116,000
soldiers listed as dead
and 12,000 reported as
MIA.
Sponsored honour
plaques hung on 77 flag
poles with the engraved Anchor representative, Mikaela Kuefler, stands
heroes name, chosen by proudly beside the flag and honour plaque
the sponsors. “The hero sponsored by the Weekly Anchor.
named on each honour
plaque acts as a guardian Over 150 people turned out at Centennial Park for the Flags of Remembrance BILL MITCHELL
of the 1000 souls that Ceremony on October 1 honouring soldiers lost or missing in war. Sales Representative
one flag represents.”
“We had a lot of
support. There were Western Star Trucks (North) Ltd.
p e o p l e h e r e t h a t
sponsored a flag but 15205 - 112 Avenue
their plaques were not Edmonton, AB T5M 2V7
produced yet. They were
helping with the un- bmitchell@wsnorth.com
named flags,” said www.wsnorth.com
Edson Rep for Veterans
Voice Foulds.
Fax: 780-447-5317
Event organizers and Toll Free 1-800-252-7500 Cell: 780-984-2224
Phone: 780-453-452
Edson Representatives
for the Veteran Voices of
Canada, Bobbi Foulds
and Dave Velichko, lead Member of Parliament Jim Eglinski speaks during the Flags of Remembrance
the ceremony. The Ceremony at Centennial Park. photos Mikaela Kuefler
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support, as a number of
or -Red Box beside
-Edson Post Office
-Edson Post Office -Royal Bank, or -Red Box beside o t h e r p o l i t i c i a n s October 15 - 3 pm
-Royal Bank,
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Numerous volunteers
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event happen. “We can't
postboxes near A&W
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-Shoppersrs postboxes near A&W say enough about the remember a life lived to the fullest
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stepped up to give us a
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beside Post Office or
inside Super A Foods
additional papers available at various inside Super A Foods been working tirelessly In lieu of floral arrangements
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