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Beaver THE OAKVILLE Voted Ontario's Top Newspaper Four Years in a Row - 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 www.brantflorist.com/ob www.dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 www.carstaroakville.com 905-8457579 547 Trafalgar Rd. 905.639.7001 Silent vigil Page 5 905-847 -2595 2212 Wyecroft Rd. A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 52 No. 137 "USING COMMUNICATION TO BUILD BETTER COMMUNITIES" THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2009 24 Pages $1.00 (plus GST) A day for remembering By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF A bitter cold wind and a grey overcast sky did little to hinder Oakville's Remembrance Day ceremonies Wednesday with several hundred people journeying to the Cenotaph at George's Square to pay their respects to Canada's war dead. As the crowd gathered in the minutes before the 11th hour, bagpipes and drums could be heard in the distance. These sounds steadily grew in intensity until a parade of veterans, followed by columns of present day soldiers, Halton Regional Police, OPP, RCMP, Knights of Columbus, scouts, guides, cadets and local dignitaries, made its way to the square. At the Cenotaph itself, four soldiers from the Lorne Scots Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment stood as though frozen with faces and rifles solemnly turned downward in remembrance. With the commencing of the ceremony, those who could stand, did so for the singing of the national anthem and for two minutes of silence during which a bugler played The Last Post. The St. Andrew's Children's Choir sang In Flanders Fields for those present with a wreath laying ceremony taking place shortly thereafter. "We are here today to remember and reflect on the lives served and given for the cause of peace John Hill salutes the fallen. RIZIERO VERTOLLI / OAKVILLE BEAVER HONOURED GUEST: War veteran Oren Crowder observes the Oakville Legion's Remembrance Day Parade and Service at George's Square on Trafalgar Road Wednesday. DORVAL DRIVE I See Remembrance page 4 175 Wyecroft Rd., Oakville Between Kerr & Dorval n K rr Dorv Chrysler Canada 905.845.6653 Make a fresh start and help the environment WYECROFT RD. SPEERS RD. In partnership with the Retire Your Ride Program CASH FOR CLUNKERS GET UP TO $1,800 IN ADDITIONAL INCENTIVES YOUR FRIEND IN THE BUSINESS! · www.lockwoodchrysler.com Celebrating 25 years in Oakville KERR ST. TRAFALGAR QEW