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The Citizen, 2001-11-07, Page 24CIBC Blyth 523-4247 Brussels 887-6521 Manning's Building Supplies Ltd. for all your building needs... * Package Pricing * Free Estimates * Free Delivery Hamilton St., Blyth 523-9305 SCHIMANSKI FAMILY FUNERAL HOME GORRIE VISITATION CENTRE Frank J. Schimanski Funeral Director Pre-arrangemen t Counseling Available Brussels 887-6336 Gorrie 335-6510 BLYTH LEGION Branch 420 Sunday, November 11, 2001 Remembrance Day Service to be held at the Blyth Memorial Hall at 10:45 a.m. with Rev. Ernest Dow officiating. The parade parties will meet at the Blyth Legion at 10:15 a.m. BRUSSELS LEGION Branch 218 Sunday, November 11, 2001 10:30 a.m. Cenotaph Service 11:15 Church Service to follow at St. John's Anglican Church (form up at 10:30 a.m.) 2:30 p.m. Huronlea Service There will be a lunch and social time to follow thethurch service at the Legion. Howson & Howson Ltd. • Feeds • Seeds • Elevators • Fertilizer • Roasting • Chemicals Available • Custom Application & Impregnation Crop Inputs Elevator & Feed 523-9624 Toll Free 1-800-663-3653 Flour Mill 523-4241 Municipality of Huron East Mayor - Lin Sterner , & Council Clinton Chapel Blyth Visitation Centre 482-9521 Michael S. Falconer Christopher M. Smith David Benchina Karen Ferguson Xeztaie-gaicatte4 FUNERAL HOMES LTD. Complete line of ShursGain products PAGE 24. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2001. + ELLIOTT NIXON INSURANCE BROKERS INC. 4 Gerierations Since 1910. R. John Elliott Res. (519) 523-4323 J. Richard Elliott Res. (519) 523-9725 Randy Nixon Res. (519) 523-4989 MEMBER OF HURON INSURANCE MANAGERS GROUP BLYTH 519-523-4481 in remembrance 565 Turnberry St., Brussels 887-6224 Facts on Canada's involvement in the First World War Canada entered the war in 1914. Almost 620,000 Canadian men and women served in the First World War at a time when the population of the country was only a few million. Of these, over 66,000 were killed. At the Battle of the Somme the British Forces suffered their heaviest one-day loss ever, over 57,000 men. More than 700 men from the Newfoundland regiment were killed or injured during this battle. Four Canadians were awarded the Victoria Cross, the Commonwealth's highest award for bravery, for their part in the taking of Vimy Ridge. Canadian John McCrae wrote the poem "In Flanders Fields" while on the battlefield. During the course of the war, Canada's naval service grew from 350 men and two ships to a force of 9,000 men and 100 ships. Facts on Canada's involvement in the Second World War By September 1939, over 58,000 Canadian men and women had volunteered to serve in the Canadian Forces. Canadian soldiers formed the main assault force for the raid on Dieppe, where over 900 Canadians were killed and almost 2,000 more were taken prisoner. Approximately 14,000 Canadians landed at Normandy on D-day. The 1" Canadian Army was instrumental in the liberation of Holland in May 1945. Over one million Canadians served in the Second World War and approximately 45,000 gave their lives. Canada's navy was the third largest in the allied forces, and its airforce was the fourth largest. By the end of the Second World War, Canada's navy with more than 113,000 personnel, included over 7,000 women. For inore information on Canada's 2 Affairs Canada World Wide Web veterans, consult the Veterans site at: SITINCE http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca We thank all the sponsors for making this page possible Municipality of Morris- Turnberry 887-6137