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Oakville Beaver, 9 Nov 2012, p. 22

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www.insideHALTON.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, November 9, 2012 · 22 Sales Representative BARBARA LINK As Executive Members of Branch 486 - Bronte Legion, we proudly support our Veterans and welcome them to a Complimentary lunch provided by our Branch every Thursday from noon to 1:30 pm at the Bronte Legion (79 Jones Street). We consider it an honour to work with all Veterans and welcome inquiries from them, as well as their families, for all their Real Estate needs. 905.825.7777/905.467.2989 INDEPENDENTLY OWNED & OPERATED REMEMBERING OUR FALLEN HEROES Always A flower, a poem, a campaign 905.338.9000 Remembrance Day on November 11 commemorates the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of the year 1918. This is when the Armistice was signed and is also the date marking the official end of the First World War. To commemorate this day, you are invited to participate in the annual Poppy Campaign, the Royal Canadian Legion's main source of fundraising, which allows this organization to continue its work with veterans in need. Nowadays, Remembrance Day includes all wars that have occurred since the Great War. Indeed, there has not been a single day since 1918 that has not been marked by a war or armed conflict somewhere on this planet. So, to put an end to all wars, people across the country wear poppies in their lapels and decorate war memorials with wreaths and bunches of poppies on November 11. Why poppies? Because this red flower recalls the famous poem "In Flanders Fields", written by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae during the First World War. This is the most frequently read and quoted poem about war. It is the mention of poppies in the first and last verses that has turned this flower into an emblem of remembrance and a symbol of new growth in the devastation left by war. We must all remember the terrible toll wrought by the First World War: the death of 16.5 million people, including 9.7 million military personnel. The Second World War, the bloodiest conflict in our history, saw the deaths of 60 million souls, tary personnel. one third of which were mili Please visit www.veterans.gc.ca for more information about the Remem brance Day campaign. Sales Representative BOB WATSON BROKERAGE HOME & FAMILY REALTY LTD. Liliana Gonin Broker Debbie Gonin-Braun Sales Representative suburbantorontorealestate.com Need help with cleaning? Let us do it for you! Discover house-cleaning that's affordable, reliable, and convenient. RECOMMENDED BY pretty much, almost,EVERYONE. pr Sunrise Cleaning Services Call us today for a free estimate! 905-567-1199 www.Sunrise-Cleaning.ca Lest We Forget Call Ca ll now to t receive iv your free, f no-obligation obli ti estimate ob stimat st at 905-845-9923 www.MAIDS.com Kevin Flynn, mpp A Day of Remembrance Every November 11th, Canadians pause in a silent moment of remembrance for the men and women who served their country during wartime and in the cause of peace. Ontario also recognizes these men and women year round with the veteran's licence plate program. Kevin Flynn, MPP Oakville Please don't hesitate to contact me at my community office with your provincial concerns. Tel: (905) 827-5141 | kflynn.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org In honour of their service, veterans can exchange current plates or obtain new plates at no charge. Please call my office for more information about this program at 905-827-5141.

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