{"id":572240391,"date":"2020-08-27T12:19:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-27T17:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/herald\/2020\/08\/27\/reminder-to-remember"},"modified":"2020-08-27T12:35:44","modified_gmt":"2020-08-27T17:35:44","slug":"reminder-to-remember","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/herald\/2020\/08\/27\/reminder-to-remember","title":{"rendered":"Reminder to remember"},"content":{"rendered":"
A memorial for fallen soldiers has been rededicated at its new home in East St. Paul.<\/div>\n
On Aug. 23, the Henderson Legion Branch No. 215 (215 Maxwell King Dr.) held a well-attended rededication ceremony for its cenotaph, which had been relocated from its former home at 1400 Henderson Hwy. last summer. <\/div>\n
“We appreciate all the support we have received,” said Gord Machej, president of the Henderson Legion.<\/div>\n
In 1968, the North Kildonan War Memorial honouring soldiers who died in the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War was erected in John Dickson Memorial Park, where it remained until last summer. <\/div>\n
When the City of Winnipeg  deemed the property that housed the former North Kildonan municipal offices as surplus, members of the public service notified North Kildonan city councillor Jeff Browaty.  <\/div>\n
Browaty, in turn, approached the Henderson Legion about relocating the memorial. Last summer, the cenotaph was moved to its current location along Maxwell King Drive.<\/div>\n
“It’s important to remember the sacrifices made by our veterans,” Browaty said at the rededication ceremony. “We must, we must remember.”<\/div>\n
The relocation project received funding and support from all three levels of government, representatives of which attended the rededication.<\/div>\n
“East St. Paul is so fortunate to have such a vibrant Legion,” mayor Shelley Hart said in her address. “Relocating the cenotaph in East St. Paul is a natural fit.”<\/div>\n
Jon Reyes, MLA for Waverley, joined local MLAs Cathy Cox (Kildonan-River East) and Jeff Wharton (Red River North) on behalf of the provincial government. Reyes, a veteran, spoke emotionally about a friend of his who died in the service of Canada, and the importance of remembrance.<\/div>\n
The cenotaph also honours the memory of those soldiers who fell in peacekeeping missions in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2014. During the rededication ceremony, a wreath was laid at the foot of the cenotaph by Orville Marshall and Fred Jackson, two veterans of the Second World War.<\/div>\n
“Thank you for reminding us to remember,” Reyes said.<\/div>\n
“May new hearts catch fire and know how brave noble lives may be,” Legion chaplain Ted Nimik said as he prepared to unveil the monument.<\/div>\n
The rededication ceremony was followed by a corn roast, a fundraiser for the Legion.<\/div>\n
For more information on the Henderson Legion, visit hendersonlegion.ca<\/div>\n

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A memorial for fallen soldiers has been rededicated at its new home in East St. Paul.<\/p>\n

On Aug. 23, the Henderson Legion Branch No. 215 (215 Maxwell King Dr.) held a well-attended rededication ceremony for its cenotaph, which had been relocated from its former home at 1400 Henderson Hwy. last summer. <\/p>\n

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Sheldon Birnie\nHenderson Legion Branch 215 president Gord Machej with the newly rededicated cenotaph at 215 Maxwell King Drive. (SHELDON BIRNIE\/CANSTAR\/THE HERALD)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n

“We appreciate all the support we have received,” said Gord Machej, president of the Henderson Legion.<\/p>\n

In 1968, the North Kildonan War Memorial honouring soldiers who died in the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War was erected in John Dickson Memorial Park, where it remained until last summer. <\/p>\n

When the City of Winnipeg  deemed the property that housed the former North Kildonan municipal offices as surplus, members of the public service notified North Kildonan city councillor Jeff Browaty.  <\/p>\n

Browaty, in turn, approached the Henderson Legion about relocating the memorial. Last summer, the cenotaph was moved to its current location along Maxwell King Drive.<\/p>\n

“It’s important to remember the sacrifices made by our veterans,” Browaty said at the rededication ceremony. “We must, we must remember.”<\/p>\n

The relocation project received funding and support from all three levels of government, representatives of which attended the rededication.<\/p>\n

“East St. Paul is so fortunate to have such a vibrant Legion,” mayor Shelley Hart said in her address. “Relocating the cenotaph in East St. Paul is a natural fit.”<\/p>\n

Jon Reyes, MLA for Waverley, joined local MLAs Cathy Cox (Kildonan-River East) and Jeff Wharton (Red River North) on behalf of the provincial government. Reyes, a veteran, spoke emotionally about a friend of his who died in the service of Canada, and the importance of remembrance.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Sheldon\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
Sheldon Birnie\nThe old North Kildonan War Memorial from 1400 Henderson Hwy. last summer to its new home at the Henderson Legion (215 Maxwell King Dr.). A rededication service for the cenotaph was held at the Legion on Aug. 23. (SHELDON BIRNIE\/CANSTAR\/THE HERALD)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n

The cenotaph also honours the memory of those soldiers who fell in peacekeeping missions in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2014. During the rededication ceremony, a wreath was laid at the foot of the cenotaph by Orville Marshall and Fred Jackson, two veterans of the Second World War.<\/p>\n

“Thank you for reminding us to remember,” Reyes said.<\/p>\n

“May new hearts catch fire and know how brave noble lives may be,” Legion chaplain Ted Nimik said as he prepared to unveil the monument.<\/p>\n

The rededication ceremony was followed by a corn roast, a fundraiser for the Legion.<\/p>\n

For more information on the Henderson Legion, visit hendersonlegion.ca<\/a><\/p>

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