To the editor:
On behalf of the executive, members, staff, volunteers and ladies auxiliary of the Royal Canadian Legion, Port Arthur Branch No 5, I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone that helped this year to make the Waverley Park cenotaph parade and service a success:
- Silver Cross Mother Mrs. Carol Kluki,
- The City of Thunder Bay
- Parks
- Roads
- Community Services
- Parking Authority
- HMCS Griffon
- Lake Superior Scottish Regiment, 38 Signals Regiment
- 18 Field Ambulance
- The Cadet Corps
- RCSCC Vindictive Band
- Navy League,
- Macgillivray Pipe Band
- St. John Ambulance
- NAN Development Corporation
- Parade master of ceremonies
- Parade marshal
- A and B Company commanders
- Memorial address speaker
- Vigil commander
- Firing party commander and bugler
- The Legions
- Veteran’s associations
- Police marching contingents
- Thunder Bay Military Resource Centre
- All the individuals and organizations that placed wreaths
- Thunder Bay Police
- Thunder Bay Transit
- Superior North EMS
- Magnus Theatre
- St. Paul’s United Church
- Northern Flight Training Centre
- All of the local media including Chronicle-Journal and Dougall Media, for their extensive coverage
- The citizens of Thunder Bay and surrounding districts for their attendance
- And most of all, the veterans
Thank you.
Dell Babcock,
President,
The Royal Canadian Legion
Port Arthur Branch No 5
