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Thread: Origin of wearin a poppy in Canada

  1. 11-11-2019, 11:53 AM #1
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    Default Origin of wearin a poppy in Canada

    Thought this may be an interesting tidbit considering this is Nov 11th. I was surprised, very late in life, to find out that what is now Thunder Bay was the originating point for wearing a poppy on Remembrance Day in Canada.

    https://www.northernontario.travel/t...hrough-history

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    Default Reaching young people to inform them about Remembrance Day

    Fortnite is an online interactive game. In cooperation with the Canadian Legion, one of the gamers has created an interactive experience to inform young people about the history of Canadian involvement in WW1.

    https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment...mers-1.4677050
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