Remembrance Day in Guelph, Ont., was marked by three distinct ceremonies It was a sunny, crisp morning with a fresh sprinkling of snow as the crowd gathered outside a little house along the Speed River in Guelph, Ont. Here at 9 a.m., a small service marked the start of Remembrance Day. “I want to thank you for coming out on this very special of Remembrance Day ceremonies, when we mark 100 years since the guns went silent at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month,” said Reverend Mike Dell to the audience of about 100. The service was not at the city’s cenotaph but at a small memorial built to remember soldier, doctor and poet Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae, who was born in the house in 1872. Now called McCrae House, its ground level hosts a museum dedicated to Guelph’s...

A new mural at Regina Branch honours the Second Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, tracing its history from the First World War to modern day, explains Ron Hitchcock, curator of the branch’s expansive military museum. The mural, by artist Mary-Ann Dubé, adds to the visual distinction of the branch, which boasts five stained-glass windows in the Memorial Tower, eight large murals by Kenneth Lochhead, the museum, branch offices, a lounge and a new café. The building was sold due to a financial crunch rooted in falling membership (“Regina Branch reopens with a new attitude,” September/October). It was partially demolished to make way for a parking garage at the back. However, the front third of the building was maintained and renovated. The branch now rents the space f...