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in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, N ov em be r 11 ,2 02 1 | 20 Lest we forget Throughout our nation's history, Canada's veterans have bravely protected the rights and freedoms we enjoy today and helpedmaintain peace around the world. They have also helped keep Canadians safe at home by providing essential support during times of crisis, including the COVID-19 pandemic. On November 11, I encourage you to wear your poppy with pride to honour the bravery of our veterans and soldiers. Gary Carr Halton Regional Chair Office: 905.827.8266 • cell: 905.208.8824 www.prOcOncrete.cOm We Will Always Office: 905.827.8266 cell: 905.208.8824 We Will Always Remember The adoption of the poppy as a symbol of remembrance has internation- al origins. The � rst person to use it this way was Moina Michael, a member of the sta� of the Ameri- can Overseas YMCA in the last year of the First World War. Michael read John McCrae's poem "In Fladers Fields" and was so moved that she composed one of her own in response. She recalled later: "In a high moment of white resolve, I pledged to keep the faith and always to wear a red poppy of Flanders Fields as a sign of remembrance and the emblem of 'keeping the faith with all who died.'" Consequently, she led a successful campaign to have the American Legion recognize the poppy as the o� cial symbol of remembrance in April 1920. At the same time, Madame Anne Guerin, of France, inspired both by McCrae's poem and by Moina Mi- chael's example, also became a vigorous advocate of the poppy as the symbol of remembrance for war dead. Her own organization, the American and French Children's League, sold cloth copies of the � ower to help raise money to re-establish war- devastated areas in Europe. In 1921, Guerin travelled to Brit- ain and Canada on behalf of the pop- py and convinced both the recently formed British Legion and the Cana- dian Great War Veterans Association (a predecessor of the Canadian Legion) to adopt the poppy as their symbol of remembrance as well. The � rst 'Poppy Day' in both countries oc- curred on November 11, 1921. The Returned Sol- diers League in Australia adopted the poppy as its symbol of remembrance the same year. For the � rst year, these arti� cial poppies were bought from Guerin's organization in France. By 1922, however, the various countries had started manufacturing them at home. In Canada, they were made by Vetcraft shops, run by the Department of Soldiers Civil Re-establishment and sta� ed by dis- abled soldiers. After its formation in 1925, the Cana- dian Legion (known as the Royal Canadian Legion since 1959) has run the poppy campaign in Canada. An early edition of the Legion's magazine, "The Legionary", explained the signi� cance of buying poppies made by Vetcraft, as opposed to commer- cially available copies, as follows: "The disabled veterans in Vetcraft and Red Cross workshops are creating true memorials, while a poppy replica produced under ordinary commer- cial competitive conditions is nothing more nor less than an arti� cial � ower." The arti� cial poppy continues to � ourish as the symbol of remembrance in the week leading up to the o� cial commemorations on November 11. To- day, millions of Canadians wear the bright red em- blem to remember and honour the many thousands of their fellow Canadians who have died in war. 2021RemembranceDAYLEST WE FORGETRemembranceLEST WE FORGETRemembrance INSPIRED BY JOHN MCCRAE'S POEM Information and photo courtesy of Canadian War Museum, www.warmuseum.ca Info. and photo courtesy of poppystore.ca In July 1921, the Great War Veterans Association (which in 1925 would unify with other groups to form the Canadian Legion) adopted the Poppy as the � ower of Remembrance. To celebrate this 100th anniversary, The Royal Canadian Legion has produced this commemorative Poppy, a pin reminis- cent of the � rst Poppies distributed after the First World War. COMMEMORATIVE POPPY PIN 100TH ANNIVERSARYSymbol of Remembrance for 100 years