PREECEVILLE — Every year, from the last Friday of October to Nov. 11, tens of millions of Canadians wear a poppy as a visual pledge to honour Canada’s veterans and remember those who sacrificed for the freedoms we enjoy today.

The Preeceville Legion kicked off its poppy campaign by selling the first poppy to Preeceville Mayor Darin Newton on Oct. 31. The Legion also distributed poppy boxes to the different businesses and organizations in the area. The Remembrance Day service is held Nov. 11 at the Preeceville Community Legion Hall at 10:30 a.m.

The poppy is distributed freely to all who wish to wear one, and the Legion gratefully accepts donations to the Poppy Fund.

The red flower is also the symbol of the Legion's Poppy Campaign, raising funds to support veterans and their families in

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