Standing room only at C.B.S. Remembrance Day ceremony
Nov 11, 2026
200 seats, not enough for the crowd
that marked Remembrance Day in Conception Bay South.
Shoulder to shoulder, not a free seat in the house,
people gathered to remember.
Though the day's plans change, proceedings moving indoors
to Legion Branch 50 instead of the Monument of Honour,
Remembrance Day's significance stayed just as strong.
The town of CBS has a really strong military background,
dating back to the first 500, which were all Newfoundland Regiment,
and right up till today we have large numbers
of members in the Canadian Forces from the community,
and we always get really good support.
There are signs of remembrance beyond the Legion and CBS.
Dean says that support from the town means a lot.
Remembrance Day, yes it's November the 11th,
but I find that in CBS, military and veterans
are shown a lot of respect 12 months of the year.
Wreaths were laid by many different representatives,
including Corporal Miller from the 1st Battalion
Royal Newfoundland Regiment.
He grew up in CBS most of his life
and was selected to lay the wreath here on behalf of his unit.
With lots of pride in it, even for me to come here today,
because the rest of the people in my unit
are out downtown on the parade square
while I'm selected to represent the unit here. So it's a great honor.
Corporal Ben Miller, in memory of his great-grandfather,
Veteran James Samuel Miller.
He says it's important for younger generations
to continue to remember the sacrifices that were made.
We don't want them to be forgotten. They can never be forgotten.
They laid down their life as a sacrifice and we can't ever forget that.
Wet weather couldn't dampen the spirits of veterans
and the public who gathered here today to remember.
People here say that honoring those who paid
the ultimate sacrifice is more important than the forecast.
Madison Taylor, CBC News, Constitution Bay South.