Veterans have been out since November 1 selling poppies in malls, outside banks/beer and liquor stores etc. and poppy boxes have been in stores since then as well. most of us wear our poppies for the whole month of november. all politicians and news people on tv have been wearing them since nov.1 too..yesterday there were lots of Sunday services for Remembrance Day, some laying of wreaths at cenotaphs etc. We now have Remembrance week. Canada has one veteren left from the first world war..he's 108 and was too young to see combat..
My friend and I were out last week and she had just lost her second poppy of the week when we passed a veteran...she walks with a cane and has use of only one arm so i was loaded up with bags and packages and helping her navigate out the doors of the store when from behind the veteran came over, walking with his own cane and stopped us and put a poppy on her coat..he wouldn't accept any money for it..
there is no charge for them..donations are accepted tho.
beautiful posters and stories behind them:
http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/s...ections/poster