The Royal Montreal Regiment (RMR) Foundation, a non-profit associated with the reserve unit of the Canadian army, has launched a poppy campaign ahead of Remembrance Day on Nov. 11.

Retired Lt. Col. Henry Hall from RMR says the campaign serves as a reminder of the sacrifices of veterans.

“It’s important to remember because if you forget your past, you’re only going to repeat it in the future,” Hall said. “And what happened in the past was a fight against good and evil.”

The RMR, a reserve unit of the Canadian army, is also celebrating the centennial anniversary of the armoury located in Westmount. The armoury was built in 1925 to honour 1,192 soldiers of the RMR who were killed in World War I and re-dedicated to 104 more who died in World War II. The land was provided by the City of West

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