Friday, November 11, 2005
Today is remembrance day in Canada, the day we honour veterans from all past wars. All government offices are closed, Banks and the courthouse are closed too.
The schools are open, and they all have special remembrance day activities, which usually include guests from different veterans groups.
There is a huge ceremony that takes place at the main war memorial downtown to which many dignitaries and vets attend. Apparently this is the first year that we don't have representatives from WWI, as their average age is now 103. The focus this year is mostly on WWII vets and a bit of attention is being given to the Korean War vets.
This year, the Canadian government organized a train to go across Canada to pick up veterans and bring them to Ottawa for this year's Remembrance Day ceremonies. They arrived in Ottawa yesterday.
One of the most interesting new museums in Ottawa that opened this year is the Canadian War Museum. You have to remember that I am a peace activist and totally against war. But I loved this museum. It really showed the truth about war - especially in the art gallery. There were hundreds of paintings and sculptures depicting the horror and loss of war.
