Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen And Women From base Borden To Visit Local Cemeteries

Honouring those who served Canada 100 years ago

Personnel from Base Borden will visit several cemeteries in the region today and tomorrow to honour WWI soldiers buried there. They will form an honour guard to pay homage to those who served our country almost a hundred years ago – this is part of Borden’s Centennial celebrations.

Aug 24, 2016

8:30 a.m. – Ceremony Begins – St. David’s Anglican Cemetery, Everett, Ont.
9 a.m. – Ceremony Ends

10:15 a.m. – Ceremony begins – Stayner Union Cemetery, Stayner, Ont.
10:45 a.m. – Ceremony ends

1 p.m. – Ceremony begins – Minesing Union Cemetery, Minesing, Ont.
1:30 p.m. – Ceremony ends

2:15 p.m. – Ceremony begins – St. Thomas Cemetery, Shanty Bay, Ont.
2:45 p.m. – Ceremony ends

Aug 25, 2016

8:30 a.m. – Ceremony begins – Alliston Union Cemetery, Alliston, Ont.
9 a.m. – Ceremony ends

10:15 a.m. – Ceremony begins – St. Jude Anglican Cemetery, Ivy, Ont.
10:45 a.m. – Ceremony ends

12:45 p.m. – Ceremony begins – St. James Cemetery, Stroud, Ont.
1:15 p.m. – Ceremony ends

2:15 p.m. – Ceremony begins – Thornton Union Cemetery, Thornton, Ont.
2:45 p.m. – Ceremony ends