Remembrance Day Weekend Events In Edmonton

Posted on November 8, 2018December 10, 2018 by Lincoln Ho

One hundred years ago this year was Armistice Day on November 11th the end to WWI. Canada was involved in World War I (The Great War) which saw the largest Canadian war casualties in history. The number of Canadians who died in that war surpass all other wars Canada has been involved in, combined. Although there are no more surviving veterans from World War I, there are still veterans from World War II and after,…

Save The Poppy, For the Veterans

Posted on November 8, 2015November 10, 2015 by Lincoln Ho

I support the legion’s stance on keeping the trademarked poppy as it is without a decorative poppy pin centres. Editorial Facebook feeds have been populated with the latest Pinterest-style campaign to sell poppy pin centres to secure your poppy this year. The legion headquarters have called this defacing the trademarked symbol. I am in full support of their stance, but not necessarily on the reason that it defaces the poppy. I paid a paper bill…