Remembrance Day and Veterans Week

From November 5-11, Canadians are encouraged to remember and honour the sacrifices of the many who have fallen in service of their country and acknowledge the courage of those who continue to serve.  

How can you take part? 

• Wear a poppy. Poppies are worn as the symbol of remembrance, and a reminder of the blood-red flower that still grows on the former battlefields of France and Belgium. 

• Observe two minutes of silence on November 11 at 11am wherever you may be located at the time.  All Oakville Public Library branches will observe two minutes of silence as we honour all Canadian service members – past, present, and fallen. 

• Join a library program: 
  
  Stories of the Royal Canadian Navy from the Second World War 
  Tuesday, November 11 | 7pm – 8pm | Virtual 
  
  Cricut: Paper Poppies 
  Tuesday, November 4 | 5:30pm – 7:30pm | Iroquois Ridge Branch 
   

• Learn more about Indigenous Veterans Day, a day to remember and honor the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people who have served, and continue to serve, in Canada’s military. 

• Attend one of Oakville’s Remembrance Day Ceremonies. 

• Check out a library book from our Remembrance Day Readings lists:
  Remembrance Day
  Remembrance Day - Books for Children. 

• Colour the National Aboriginal Veterans Monument activity sheet. 

Explore Our Resources: 

• Oakville in the First World War – Oakville Public Library 
• Explore the Oakville at War Digital Exhibit – Oakville Public Library and partners 

More Resources: 

• Remembrance Day – Oakville Historical Society 
• Commemorative Events – Government of Canda 
• Remembrance Day – Royal Canadian Legion 
• Indigenous Veterans - Government of Canada