Armistice Day was inaugurated in 1919 throughout much of the British Empire, but on the second Monday in November. In 1921, the Canadian Parliament passed an Armistice Day bill to observe ceremonies on the first Monday in the week of 11 November, but this combined the event with the Thanksgiving Day holiday. For much of the 1920s, Canadians observed the date with little public demonstration. Veterans and their families gathered in churches and around local memorials, but observances involved few other Canadians.
In 1928, some prominent citizens, many of them veterans, pushed for greater recognition and to separate the remembrance of wartime sacrifice from the Thanksgiving holiday. In 1931, the federal government decreed that the newly named Remembrance Day would be observed on 11 November and moved Thanksgiving Day to a different date. Remembrance Day would emphasize the memory of fallen soldiers instead of the political and military events leading to victory in the First World War.
I will never forget our trip to Juno Beach. Of course that was World War II but the memorial there is a wonderful tribute to all who gave their lives.
We have many ceremonies around here. There are always old airplanes from World War II that do a fly past. It's a wonderful tribute!
November 8, 2019 – Winnipeg - National Defence/Canadian Armed Forces
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) will conduct flybys for several Remembrance Day commemorations across Canada on November 11. These will be carried out by aircraft from RCAF Wings throughout Canada, and will be done at various times throughout the day.
Flybys will take place in communities in:
Alberta – Lethbridge (CC-177 Globemaster III);
British Columbia – Campbell River (CC-115 Buffalo), Comox (CH-149 Cormorant), Courtenay (CH-149 Cormorant), Cumberland (CH-149 Cormorant), Kamloops (CT-142 Dash-8), Nanaimo (CH-148 Cyclone), New Westminster (CP-140 Aurora), Qualicum Beach (CP-140 Aurora), Roberts Creek (CH-148 Cyclone), Sidney (CH-148 Cyclone), Skeetchestn (CT-142 Dash-8), Union Bay (CC-115 Buffalo), and Vancouver (CP-140 Aurora);
Ontario – Hamilton (CC-130H Hercules), Madoc (CH-146 Griffon), Ottawa (CF-18 Hornet), Roseneath (CC-130J Hercules), Sarnia (CC-130J Hercules) and Whitby (CC-130J Hercules);
Québec – Montréal (CH-146 Griffon) and Valcartier (CH-146 Griffon);
New Brunswick – McAdam (CH-146 Griffon), Saint Andrew (CH-146 Griffon) and Shediac (CH-148 Cyclone); and
Nova Scotia – Bridgewater (CP-140 Aurora), Chelsea (CP-140 Aurora), Chester (CP-140 Aurora), Chester Basin (CP-140 Aurora), Liverpool (CP-140 Aurora), Mahone Bay (CP-140 Aurora), New Germany (CP-140 Aurora), New Ross (CP-140 Aurora), Parkdale (CP-140 Aurora) and Western Shore (CP-140 Aurora).
During the flybys, the aircraft will fly at an altitude no lower than 500 feet above the highest obstacle in their path. Flybys by RCAF aircraft are carefully planned and closely controlled for public safety, and are dependent upon weather and flying conditions.
For details on the Royal Canadian Air Force and our aircraft, please visit the website at:
www.rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca.
November 8, 2019 – Winnipeg - National Defence/Canadian Armed Forces
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) will conduct flybys for several Remembrance Day commemorations across Canada on November 11. These will be carried out by aircraft from RCAF Wings throughout Canada, and will be done at various times throughout the day.
Flybys will take place in communities in:
Alberta – Lethbridge (CC-177 Globemaster III);
British Columbia – Campbell River (CC-115 Buffalo), Comox (CH-149 Cormorant), Courtenay (CH-149 Cormorant), Cumberland (CH-149 Cormorant), Kamloops (CT-142 Dash-8), Nanaimo (CH-148 Cyclone), New Westminster (CP-140 Aurora), Qualicum Beach (CP-140 Aurora), Roberts Creek (CH-148 Cyclone), Sidney (CH-148 Cyclone), Skeetchestn (CT-142 Dash-8), Union Bay (CC-115 Buffalo), and Vancouver (CP-140 Aurora);
Ontario – Hamilton (CC-130H Hercules), Madoc (CH-146 Griffon), Ottawa (CF-18 Hornet), Roseneath (CC-130J Hercules), Sarnia (CC-130J Hercules) and Whitby (CC-130J Hercules);
Québec – Montréal (CH-146 Griffon) and Valcartier (CH-146 Griffon);
New Brunswick – McAdam (CH-146 Griffon), Saint Andrew (CH-146 Griffon) and Shediac (CH-148 Cyclone); and
Nova Scotia – Bridgewater (CP-140 Aurora), Chelsea (CP-140 Aurora), Chester (CP-140 Aurora), Chester Basin (CP-140 Aurora), Liverpool (CP-140 Aurora), Mahone Bay (CP-140 Aurora), New Germany (CP-140 Aurora), New Ross (CP-140 Aurora), Parkdale (CP-140 Aurora) and Western Shore (CP-140 Aurora).
During the flybys, the aircraft will fly at an altitude no lower than 500 feet above the highest obstacle in their path. Flybys by RCAF aircraft are carefully planned and closely controlled for public safety, and are dependent upon weather and flying conditions.
For details on the Royal Canadian Air Force and our aircraft, please visit the website at:
www.rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca.
