Toronto Zoo
Location: Waterside Theatre
The theatre opens at 9:45 a.m. and closes at 10:45 a.m. The ceremony begins at 10:55 a.m. Complimentary admission and parking for Veterans and Uniformed Service Members. The general public can get a 50 percent discount on Zoo admission to access the ceremony. Visit torontozoo.com/events/remembrance
Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 258
Location: 305 Morrish Rd.
Starts at 2 p.m.
Scarborough War Memorial
Location: 2190 Kingston Rd.
Starts at 10:45 a.m.
Why we wear poppies
By Kathy Rowe
“Today I saw a man selling poppies stop a lady and asked if he could re-position her poppy. While doing so he told the lady she should wear the poppy on the left side.
That the red represents the blood of all those who gave their lives, the black represents the mourning of those who didn’t have their loved ones return home.
He was worried that younger generations wouldn’t understand this and his generation wouldn’t be around for much longer to teach them. We must remember those from our current wars too.”
I copied this from someone else.
Please do the same to pass this knowledge on to those who don’t know the meaning and to remind the rest of us.