Several hundred people braved the cold to participate in the Remembrance Day ceremony in Keremeos.
Members of the local RCMP led the parade — which included the local branch of the Royal Canadian Legion, cadets, BC Ambulance Service and fire department — down Veterans Avenue before making their way along a path cleared of snow through Memorial Park to the Cenotaph.
There, they were surrounded by at least two hundred people from Keremeos and areas nearby. This year’s ceremony marked a welcome return of the public after two years of COVID-19 limitations.
Among those who paid their respects during the ceremony was Second World War and Korean War veteran Tony Elliott, who laid the wreath in honour of Korean War veterans.
Joining the British Marines, he was one of five crew responsible for a troop carrier that landed at Normandy on D-Day.
READ ALSO: New poppy campaign initiatives seek to modernize the tradition of remembrance
To report a typo, email: editor@pentictonwesternnews.com.
<>Don’t miss a single story and get them delivered directly to your inbox. Sign up today for the Penticton Western News Newsletter.
<>@PentictonNews
newstips@pentictonwesternnews.com
Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
