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 CHRISTMAS DAY CLOSED

     BOXING DAY- CLOSED 

  NEW YEAR’S EVE-DINNER AND DANCE

   DOORS OPEN FOR TICKET HOLDERS 5:30 PM 

 NEW YEAR’S DAY LEVEE DAY EVENT

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 JANUARY 2^ND CLOSED

    PRESIDENT DAVE TWEED, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND STAFF

     WISH EVERYONE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR

Historic Occasion

November 30^th, 1872 marks the 150^th anniversary of the birth of Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae. He was born in the Guelph Ontario.

He established his medical career at McGill University was appointed a professor of pathology at University of Vermont in Burlington. He was also an author and a poet.

In 1910 he accompanied the then Governor General Earl Grey, as the expedition Doctor, on a month-long canoe trip from Norway House on Lake Winnipeg to Hudson Bay.

He first served in the Boer War and returned home to pursue his medical career.

He returned to battle at the age of 42 in 1914 at the start of WWI. In 1915 he was given the rank of Major and while stationed in Ypres, Belgium he was brigade-surgeon to the First Brigade of the Canadian Forces Artillery. He earned the ranks of Lieutenant Colonel. He treated soldiers from the battles of Somme, Vimy Ridge, Arras and Passchendaele.

During the battle in Ypres, McCrae composed the famous and most recognized poem, In Flanders Fields. He was surrounded by Poppies and graves with simple wooden crosses.

The poem was first published in December of 1915 and is the inspiration for Canada adopting the poppy as Canada’s official Flower of Remembrance.

John McCrae suffered from asthma as a child and in December 1917 his health had declined. He lost his life to pneumonia and meningitis January 28^th 1917. He is buried in Wimereux France.

We continue to remember and honour each year wearing a poppy the symbol to remember all those who gave their lives as well as those that continue to serve for us. When we recite the poem, “In Flanders Field we give a voice to those who are no longer with us.

November 7^th, 2022

Please join us as we participate in the annual event held at the centre court in Kildonan Place. The Transcona Musuem will be unveiling their Exhibit in honour of our Military personal.

Time: Noon at Centre Court

Our Branch is participating with our President and Colour Party

Nov 7th to end of Exhibit at shopping mall Honours Fallen Transcona soldiers

During Remembrance Week we encourage everyone to go to Kildonan Place and see the Exhibit

that the Transcona Museum has on display honouring the Military personel from our Community