Québec

Province Code
PQ

Thanks to our partners, Le Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux (CIUSSS) de l'Ouest-de-l'Île-de-Montréal and Veterans Affairs Canada, several commemorative events take place each November at the Ste Anne’s Hospital in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue.

As an integral part of the commemorations program, the Faces of Honor exhibit featuring photographs and quotes of Hospital residents and modern-day veterans who served in the Canadian Armed Forces.

Each day from Nov 1-11, Operation Remembrance will release a video created by students from participating schools across the country.

Operation Remembrance: Day 2

“Pass the Poppy”

We will share the 2024 Pass the Poppy video by JOHN F. KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL (Montreal, QC). The Pass the Poppy video tribute was initiated by Mr. Rocco Speranza: Spiritual Care & Guidance, and Community Involvement, Animator.

Commemorative ceremony at the Montreal train station to mark the 80th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands and Victory in Europe.

In 2019, the commemorative Boots traveled across the country to honor the soldiers who departed from Halifax to fight in Europe. This powerful symbol marked the ceremonies of the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings. In 2025, on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands, the boots will make the reverse journey, from Halifax to Toronto, to symbolize the soldiers’ return home.

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Janet Cantley
1978 National Memorial (Silver) Cross Mother – Janet Cantley(Photo: The Gazette)

Mrs. Janet Cantley from Montréal, Quebec, was the 1978 National Memorial (Silver) Cross Mother. During the national Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa on November 11, 1978, she laid a wreath at the base of the National War Memorial on behalf of all mothers who have lost a child in military service to Canada.

On April 17, 1943, her son, Sergeant Alexander Crawford Cantley, was killed in action while serving with the Royal Canadian Air Force.

On September 13, 1944, another son, Lance Corporal Charles Robin Cantley, was killed while serving with the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada.

On August 22, 1944, her son-in-law, Leading Seaman John Edward Ball, was killed in action while serving with the Royal Naval Reserve.

Province
Québec
Town
Montreal
Start Year
1978
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Rachel Morin
National Memorial Silver Cross Mother Rachel Morin. (Photo: courtesy of Jonathan Morin)(Photo : gracieuseté de Jonathan Morin)

Mrs. Rachel Morin of Rimouski, Quebec, was the 1989 National Memorial (Silver) Cross Cross Mother. During the national Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa on November 11, 1989, at age 92, she laid a wreath at the base of the National War Memorial on behalf of all mothers who have lost a child in military service to Canada.

On August 6, 1952, her son, Private Camille Joseph Morin, was killed while serving with Royal 22e Regiment during the Korean War.

Province
Québec
Town
Rimouski
Start Year
1989
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Ina Galvin
National Memorial Silver Cross Mother Ina Galvin with Governor General Adrienne Clarkson during a military march in Ottawa in November 2001. (Photo: courtesy of Christopher Galvin)(Photo : Gracieuseté de Christopher Galvin)

Mrs. Ina Galvin of Bolton Centre, Quebec, was the 2001 National Memorial (Silver) Cross Mother. During the national Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa on November 11, 2001, she laid a wreath at the base of the National War Memorial on behalf of all mothers who have lost a child in military service to Canada.

On November 29, 1993, her youngest child, Corporal David Patrick Galvin, was killed on duty in Bosnia-Herzegovina while serving with the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps.

Mrs. Galvin is mother to seven children. Widowed when David was only 13, her eldest son, Chris, already a captain in the army became the father figure. Mrs. Galvin spent her summers running a camp ground.

Province
Québec
Town
Bolton centre
Start Year
2001
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