Sunshine and warm temperatures embraced those attending the annual Remembrance Day service at Aamjiwnaang First Nation Thursday morning.
An Aamjiwnaang drum circle performed during the beginning and ending of the service, Scottish bagpipes and drums also played, and Indigenous junior and senior kindergarten students sang O’Canada in Ojibwa.
United Church Minister and new Sarnia Councillor elect Adam Kilner was the emcee, taking over the role from John Stewart of the Royal Canadian Air Force Association 403 Wing. War veterans, first responders, and local dignitaries also took part in the ceremony at the Cenotaph on Tashmoo Avenue, and a flyover was conducted with four historical planes.
The ceremony is typically held during the 11th hour the day prior to Sarnia’s service November 11 to allow residents to attend both.
The community lost its last Second World War veteran in 2015, 94-year-old Stanley Jackson.
Adam Kilner speaks during Aamjiwnaang First Nation's annual Remembrance Day ceremony. 10 November 2022. (Photo by SarniaNewsToday.ca)
The flags at Aamjiwnaang First Nation. November 2022. (Photo by SarniaNewsToday.ca)
Brian Bois, representing First Nation Veterans, places a Poppy on a white cross during Aamjiwnaang First Nation's annual Remembrance Day ceremony. 10 November 2022. (Photo by SarniaNewsToday.ca)
Aamjiwnaang Chief Chris Plain during the First Nation's annual Remembrance Day ceremony. 10 November 2022. (Photo by SarniaNewsToday.ca)
A flyover conducted during Aamjiwnaang First Nation's annual Remembrance Day ceremony. 10 November 2022. (Photo by SarniaNewsToday.ca)
Aamjiwnaang First Nation hosts it annual Remembrance Day ceremony. 10 November 2022. (Photo by SarniaNewsToday.ca)
Local Kindergarten students singing "O Canada" during Aamjiwnaang First Nation's annual Remembrance Day ceremony. 10 November 2022. (Photo by SarniaNewsToday.ca)
