Fredericton remembers fallen Canadian soldiers

New Brunswickers gathered at cenotaphs across the province to pay their respects to veterans and soldiers who sacrificed their lives to protect Canada. As you can see behind me dozens have gathered here in Fredericton to pay their respects as well. Poppies could be seen on every jacket as locals waited for the parade of armed forces members, veterans and cadets to start the ceremony. Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn, that the going down of the sun And in the morning, we will remember them. Residents who gathered on the streets on this chilly Wednesday morning say they are all paying their respects for different reasons. I've been coming here for 70 years. Hardly missed a day. My dad was in the North Shore Regiment. He was a member of the Legion, and he proudly... Marched in the parade. If you don't remember the past and how you got our freedom and keep our freedom, then there's something wrong. Well, I think about my uncle who did survive the Second World War. I think within the last month, I'm thinking so much of the tragedy in Wainwright and the young people that lost their lives there and so many more that were wounded. Residents weren't the only ones with the tragedy at CFB Wainwright on their minds. Alan Dillon, who is a fifth-generation veteran, was a guest speaker at the ceremony. He highlighted the tragedy at CFB Wainwright and how it brings to light the ongoing sacrifice of armed forces members, even in a province as far away as New Brunswick. It really brings home, you know, not only the actual operational responsibility when you deploy and you end up in, you know, tragic circumstances of war. It also, in preparation of war and the opportunities that we take, may be for granted, you know, by many of the population. It gives us thought, a time to stop and think about the real sacrifice, even in training. The ceremony concluded in the same way it began, with a parade led by local armed forces. Residents then took to the Cenotaph to lay their poppies in tribute.