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Residents Invited to Ritchot Remembrance Day Service

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The RM of Ritchot is extending an invitation to all residents to join for its Remembrance Day observances on Monday, November 11 to honour the brave men and women who have served and sacrificed for our freedom.

Ceremonies will run from 10:45 a.m. until approximately 11:30 a.m. in St. Adolphe, located at the cenotaph next to the civic building.

The service will include greetings from council and a reading of the names on the cenotaph by Mayor Chris Ewen.

The flag will be lowered and a moment of silence observed at 11:00 a.m. Piper Nathan Mitchell will play the Lament, accompanied by a reading of “In Flanders Fields” by Amanda Faucher.

Wreaths will be laid by representatives from the offices of MP Ted Fak and MLA Ron Schuler.

Immediately after the ceremony, guests are invited to move indoors to the civic building where coffee and refreshments will be served.

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