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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, November 12, 2015 | 4 Poppy is the colour of blood -- a reminder of the cost of war continued from p.1 "... The poppy has become the image that speaks to this time of year. Certainly it reflects upon the poem In Flanders Fields. It reminds us of those graves, and of the soldiers that lie within them, and it reminds us the first flowers that rose up in the graveyards were the poppies. They are also scarlet red. Individually , there is a blood colour to them. Collectively , when you see a field of poppies it points us towards the cost of war." The day meant different things to different people. Oakville resident Michael Barchan said he came to the ceremony to remember his uncle Wasil, who was killed during heavy fighting in Germany near the Second World War's end. Barchan said the loss was particularly hard on his family because his uncle's body was never found. He noted he and future generations owe a lot to his uncle, and those like him, who made the ultimate sacrifice so much of the world could live in peace and safety. Oakville resident Marianne Hawthorne and her sister Renate Van Der Griend of Montreal laid a wreath prior to the ceremony on behalf of the people of the Netherlands. Hawthorne and Van Der Griend were born in Young and old gathered Wednesday at George's Square to pay tribute during the annual Oakville Remembrance Day ceremony at the Oakville Cenotaph. Pictured from left, Helen Leclerc and family lay a wreath for her late husband Jacques Andre Leclerc, a paratrooper, who served in the 1st Canadian Airborne Regiment. He was with the 1st Canadian Airborne Regiment, and jumped into France at Dives River in 1944. He died in 2004. Cpl. David Logan and son Jack watch the parade. Second World War veteran Henry McDonagh, 101 attends, as does Mortimer Brown, 94, a major in the British Army, pictured with his caregiver Gina Barbara. | photos by Riziero Vertolli ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog or facebook.com/HaltonPhotog) the Netherlands in the 1940s and immigrated to Canada with their family following the war. The pair said their parents often spoke enthusiastically about the day Canadian soldiers liberated their village from Nazi occupation. "The freedom we have and enjoy so much was paid for by so many lives and we can never forget that," said Hawthorne. see Most on p.5 Skyway Jewellers MENS JEWELLERY BY AAGAARD Present: In Partnership With 2501 Third Line (Third Line and Dundas) Oakville, Ontario 905 827 0700 Raffles & Giveaways Monday, December 21, 2015 Film.ca Cinemas, 171 Speers Road, Oakville Doors Open & Private Reception: 9:00am Private Screening: 10:00am Proceeds Support: Nanny Angel Network Adults: movie, 2 raffle tickets, large pop & popcorn--$25 HST included Children 12 and under: movie, 2 raffle tickets, small pop & popcorn-- Meet Flower $20 HST included Pot Dee Everyone is welcome! Clown Tickets must be pre-ordered www.skywayjewellers.com Tickets can be purchased: -In person at the OMDREB office located at 125 Navy Street, Oakville -By downloading a registration form at https:/ /www.omdreb.on.ca/download/fm/721 and e-mail to events@omdreb.on.ca, or fax to 905-844-6699 -By telephone, contacting Darth Vader at 905-844-6491 ext. 111