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Aviator Oct 27th 2008 2:16 pm
Please Remember
 
Remembrance Day, November 11. Please remember all those who serve or have served their country, whatever side they were on. Many paid the ultimate price, many still carry the scars and families still grieve.

This has been around a while, but is quite pertinent to the moment.
http://www.army.gc.ca/chief_land_sta...glish/home.asp
Pittance of Time

Novocastrian Oct 27th 2008 2:31 pm
Re: Please Remember
 
Originally Posted by The Aviator (Post 6916370)
Remembrance Day, November 11. Please remember all those who serve or have served their country, whatever side they were on. Many paid the ultimate price, many still carry the scars and families still grieve.

This has been around a while, but is quite pertinent to the moment.
http://www.army.gc.ca/chief_land_sta...glish/home.asp
Pittance of Time
Oh dear. Can't we miss Guy Fawkes Day first?

pip_is_fab Oct 28th 2008 8:38 am
Re: Please Remember
 
Originally Posted by The Aviator (Post 6916370)
Remembrance Day, November 11. Please remember all those who serve or have served their country, whatever side they were on. Many paid the ultimate price, many still carry the scars and families still grieve.

This has been around a while, but is quite pertinent to the moment.
http://www.army.gc.ca/chief_land_sta...glish/home.asp
Pittance of Time
What a beautiful song. It is just such a shame that there are people out there that dont appreciate the enormity of the contribution these brave people for us to live a free life. I hope someone thumped the guy afterwards!! He would of deserved it!

startwin Oct 28th 2008 9:05 am
Re: Please Remember
 
Originally Posted by The Aviator (Post 6916370)
Remembrance Day, November 11. Please remember all those who serve or have served their country, whatever side they were on. Many paid the ultimate price, many still carry the scars and families still grieve.

This has been around a while, but is quite pertinent to the moment.
http://www.army.gc.ca/chief_land_sta...glish/home.asp
Pittance of Time
Thank you so much for sharing that. I have never seen this, or heard the song before. Very powerful. I am always heartened by the number of young people who turn out for the Remembrance Day service at our local cenotaph. There will always be some ignorant people, but thankfully very few. We should never, ever forget.

jancal Oct 28th 2008 9:49 am
Re: Please Remember
 
Originally Posted by The Aviator (Post 6916370)
Remembrance Day, November 11. Please remember all those who serve or have served their country, whatever side they were on. Many paid the ultimate price, many still carry the scars and families still grieve.

This has been around a while, but is quite pertinent to the moment.
http://www.army.gc.ca/chief_land_sta...glish/home.asp
Pittance of Time
Our office in Calgary will actually be closed for Remembrance Day as a mark of respect. I have just noticed Poppies for sale today. I find in general that Canadians are very respectful for the day.

Rich_007 Oct 28th 2008 9:52 am
Re: Please Remember
 
Originally Posted by jancal (Post 6919613)
Our office in Calgary will actually be closed for Remembrance Day as a mark of respect.
How touching.

Public holiday, innit.

R.

Judy in Calgary Oct 28th 2008 9:58 am
Re: Please Remember
 
Originally Posted by Rich_007 (Post 6919616)
Public holiday, innit.
Quoting from the Wiki article called Holidays and Festivals-Canada:

In Manitoba, Remembrance Day is not a statutory holiday, but legislation requires the compulsory closing of all businesses, with some specified exceptions.

In some of the jurisdictions in which Remembrance Day is a statutory holiday, employers can require employees to work on November 11th, but give them another paid day off work in lieu of Remembrance Day. Several companies give their employees December 27th instead of November 11th.

It is not a statutory holiday in Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Ontario and Quebec.

Some of my Calgary employers required me to work on November 11th, but gave me December 27th off in lieu of Remembrance Day.
x

Ben W Bell Oct 28th 2008 10:16 am
Re: Please Remember
 
Remembrance Day is a holiday for us, but we choose to take it off the day before Canada Day this year instead. It's used as a floating holiday by our company.

jancal Oct 28th 2008 12:28 pm
Re: Please Remember
 
Originally Posted by Rich_007 (Post 6919616)
How touching.

Public holiday, innit.

R.
I am well aware of that, but just prior to seeing this post I had been talking to the President of our small company as to what to do as the holiday fell on a Tuesday. He felt it should not be used as a float day but that the day be kept as a mark of respect holiday. Therefore we will be closed.

Next sarky comment...

Kev and Katrina Oct 29th 2008 2:39 am
Re: Please Remember
 
What an amazing song. I`ve just forwarded it to everyone on my facebook so hopefully the message will do the rounds there.

startwin Oct 29th 2008 3:05 am
Re: Please Remember
 
Originally Posted by Kev and Katrina (Post 6921909)
What an amazing song. I`ve just forwarded it to everyone on my facebook so hopefully the message will do the rounds there.
I tried to forward it as well, but it didn't work. Any tips?

Kev and Katrina Oct 29th 2008 3:14 am
Re: Please Remember
 
Hi, I went on my superwall. Clicked on videos and typed pittance of time into the search box just below where the videos played. There were a few to choose from as it seems quite popular on you tube. Just clicked on the version I wanted and then forward to who ever you want. Good Luck. Katrina


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