MONTREAL — Remembrance Day is next Tuesday, but students on the West Island were marking the occasion early on Thursday.
Three processions, led by pipers, simultaneously left Macdonald High School, McGill University’s Macdonald Campus and John Abbott College, at 10:15 a.m.
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The high school, CEGEP and university students marched to the athletic field on the John Abbott College campus, where up to 70 veterans awaited them.
The bilingual one-hour Remembrance Day ceremony featured brief speeches and a poetry reading, honouring Canadians who have served in times of war, military conflict and peace.
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