The Kisbey cenotaph was the site of a brief Remembrance Day ceremony on Nov. 11, commemorating Canadian men and women who gave their lives in military service to our country.
Comrade Nora Weightman of the Kisbey branch of the Royal Canadian Legion led the service and read the roll of honour listing 31 men from the Kisbey area and Pheasant Rump Nakota First Nation who were lost in the First and Second World Wars. .
Wreaths were laid by Comrade John Vouture for the Government of Canada, Mayor Kalvin Nankivell for the Village of Kisbey, Councillor Doug Ilchuk for the Rural Municipality of Brock, John McArthur for the Pheasant Rump Nakota First Nation and president Dwayne Weightman for the Royal Canadian Legion’s Kisbey branch.
Several members of the community observed the ceremony from their vehicles or in socially distanced family groups. Community members were also encouraged to view the video Arcola, Wilma, Kisbey, Pheasant Rump and District Honour Roll from the S.C. Paton Collection on YouTube and the Town of Arcola Facebook site.
Regretfully, pandemic measures prevented a fuller program, but the spirit of remembrance will carry on into coming years.
