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November 10 : 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Orillia Public Library
- Find "your soldier" with a WWI replica postcard honouring individual local soldiers, nursing sisters and several from the homefront.
- View exhibits honouring our local soldiers from WWI and WWII, see their faces and learn their stories.
- Artifacts, uniforms, helmets, weapons from WWI and WWII
- Special Dumbells exhibit with" never before seen" Dumbells memorabilia. And meet a Plunkett! Meet the grandson of Morley Plunkett who joined the Dumbells after the war.
- Special local exhibits by Simcoe County Museum
- Special exhibits by Grey and Simcoe Foresters Museum
- Meet a "WWI and WWII" soldier and a WWI nursing sister
- Meet sports historian and author, Dave Town. Ask him questions about our WWI hockey team.
- Meet historian and author, Marcel Rousseau, his new book tells the story of Camp 26, a WWII training camp located in Orillia
- Check out our WWI medic tent
- Check out a machine gun bunker
- Interactive activities for all....try on a uniform and helmet!
- Fred Blair from St. James will have his book on WWI soldiers from St. James
Mississauga St.
- Walk of Remembrance from Library to Legion, self- guided by a replica soldier's paybook
- 2 military jeeps with machine guns - Sand bags – gun placement - Military personnel
- Tent – Sir Sam Steele display
At St. James’ Church
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- Free audio/visual presentation of conceptual Project Remembrance artwork by Canadian artist Brian Lorimer
- Free will donation for Wounded Warriors Canada
- St. James Remembers 100th Anniversary of Canada's One Hundred Days and the First World War Armistice
- Reception with local dignitaries 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Legion
- Military tent – hot chocolate
- Re-enactors - military personnel
- Orillia Air Cadets
- Legion Museum – displays
- Navy display
- Navy League Cadets
- Georgina Museum display
- Edenvale Air Museum display
- Edenvale – Miniture Airplanes – childrens ride
- Edenvale – Spy Camp
- Army Navy Air Force display
- Orillia Soldiers Hospital display
- Canadian Forces Recruiting Display
November 11 - 11:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m. - Ceremony at Cenotaph/Reveille
11:30 a.m. - Parade to Legion
12:30 p.m. - Reception to Legion
ALL ARE WELCOME
