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14 eamomiitsunmibune remembrance day saturday nov ji 2606 is by fred simpson- staff writer it will be an especially memorable remembrance day for 87yearold edward whitaker saturday j this time whitaker will have an army medal he has been waiting to receive for at least 10 years by bis side this missing medal has been on his mind for a long time said whitakers daughter carol mitchell as she showed a photo of her father withthe medal last february mitchell asked oak ridges mp bryon wilfert to help him locate the missing medal whitaker received the canadian dec oration volunteer medal in recognition of his long service as a member of the scottish regiment of toronto following the secoridworld war time for a change ward 6 councillor your vote counts for more information call 6421407 be a big brother staff photosjoerd witteveen carol mitchell displays the medal her father edward whitaker has finally received for his war service retelect november 13 2000 scala wards councillor committed to our community its kids stuff 9057271251 this message brought to you as a community service of economist suntribune whitaker was stationed at halifax during the war and was a sergeant in the canadian army from 1943 to 1945- mitchell said he was slated to be the nextlrit sent overseas but then the war ended i recall him writing us and joking that the enemy must have heard he was coming and surrendered a few months had gone by when they heard from wilfert that he was working on getting the medal mitchell said then one day a few weeks ago we scala is a current member involved in i- library boards main street vision community watch policing centre community assoc community charity bia board mayors youth cmt road watch alternate to gtsb sdss council teen youth scalajs objectives ix ensure stability of the municipality ensure controlled owth encoufagebusiness growflr erisweopengovernmeiit v work with community youth- w ensure historical environmental areas s scala laiowsour community and scala gets results- i scala working for you and with you jmj rr hss 1 hh lu sunday is family day any two regular foot10ng subs for only 5812maiiist w stoiiffville 90s 6422683 stouffville markham n girls hockey association a still space available in house league u gamesiofthoscbornfrom will be orfsahifdays at clatwprthy arena or one sunday per monthat the stouffville arena with practices on altemawmohdaysui stouffville the senior division 82y 86 plays hmonaweveningslcostis 2953 be aipartofsthe fastest qlldiaimete905aotl706days j for furtherihforhiatioh ml j j j yj jjjjjjj got a call from mr wilfertis secretary who said he had the medal and was bringing it to richmond hill they received the medal- on thanksgiving weekend and presented it to whitaker who was simply thrilled his daughter said his eyes filled with tears wilfert said he went to the top to get whitakers medal by explaining the dilemma to defence minister art eggleton i told him i was really pushing to get it because the gentleman has not been very well and i wanted him to have the medal wilfert said its a happy end ing because he received the medal just in time for remembrance day last february mitchell saw her earner admiring some of her great- grandfathers medalsfrom the fenian raids of 1866 i mink mat got him thinking about the medal he had never received for his years in the militia although he had the ribbon that went with it she said he hasnt been in the best of health the last while and he had become obsessed with getting this medal i guess it is a part of being old and time is getting short for him he is not goingto be around for ever and having this medal is a kind of way of putting everything together whitaker and other surviving for- mer service people will be recalling those long ago years this morning the richmond hill canadian legion branch 375 will hold its annu al remembrance service today in con- junction with the town of richmond hill- l other remembrance day services include newmarket veterans association a service will be held today at the veterans cenotaph at the newmarket cemetery at 11 am aurora legion col fred tilston branch 385 there was a remembrance day dinner last night at the legion a parade will form today at 1030 on edwards street in thecanada law book parking lot the parade will then move to the cenotaph onyonge street with a service held at 11 am luncheon and refreshments will follow at tke legion stouffville legion branch 459 a service will be held at 11 am at the cenotaph at the legion markham district veterans association a- parade will form at the club v followed by a march to the cenotaph at the old markham arenapn hwy 7 for an 11am service 4 ur i- i4vmiifik