Prince Albert Remembers
It was standing room only at Prince Albert’s Remembrance Day ceremony, as the community joined Canadians across the country to reflect on the sacrifices made by many for the freedoms we have today.
An orchestra’s harmonics rang out, prayers were said, and gun salutes echoed inside the Prince Albert Armoury Saturday, a building ripe with military history. Each at the event had their own reason for attendance. Some were current soldiers and veterans, others, the families of military personnel, while most were everyday citizens simply partaking in a passionate show of patriotism.
For Cpl. Marie Mathers, who has deep ties to the military — she served with the tank corp, her husband fought overseas and other family members are reservists — today was “a very sad day.”
“You want to cry,” the 85-year-old said while holding back tears. “I am fortunate my husband came back, but I could have been one of those widows.”