Remembrance Day ceremonies on Wednesday will be much different this year, thanks to pandemic restrictions.
The Town of Sackville announced that there will not be a gathering at Convocation Hall as in past years. Instead, Legion representatives will lay wreaths before 11 am on Wednesday at the cenotaph. There will be a small gathering of Legion representatives and invited guests at the cenotaph at 11 am, but this is not a public event.
The town announcement says family members can lay wreaths after the Legionnaires have left the cenotaph, and others are encouraged to pay their respects at any point after this, to avoid a large gathering.
CHMA will have some special programming starting just before 11am on Wednesday for those who want to mark the occasion from home.
Mount Allison also has adjusted plans in light of the pandemic.
Every year since 1919, the University has marked the day in a ceremony with names of fallen alumni read aloud in front of the memorial plaques in the Wallace McCain Student Centre.
This year, due to COVID restrictions, the gathering is limited to a maximum of 10 people. President Jean Paul Boudreau will be joined by four students, two members of the Mount Allison alumni community and two members of faculty and staff.
In lieu of the public reading, a slide show featuring names and some photos of the 70 Mount Allison alumni who died in World War I is available online. The presentation was prepared by Rare Books & Special Collections Librarian Elizabeth Millar.
