/channels/taxonomy/term/11572/all en /channels/channels/event/2024-john-abbott-macdonald-remembrance-day-ceremony-357478 <p>“Remembrance Day gives us all an opportunity to pay respect to the men and women who serve to protect our freedom but it also allows us to connect the students of today to our shared history.</p> Wed, 29 May 2024 15:02:37 +0000 webfull 200217 at /channels /channels/channels/news/hundreds-brave-harsh-weather-honour-veterans-352684 <p>Undaunted by snow, sleet, and hail, hundreds of people gathered on John Abbott’s Memorial Field to honour Canadian veterans in the annual Remembrance Day ceremony on November 10.</p> <p>Tribute was paid to our veterans through poetry, song, and speeches by Rick Cartmel, retired Master Warrant officer in the Black Watch; the Honorable J. Michel Doyon, Lt. Governor of Quebec; and Anja Geitmann, Dean, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, among others.</p> Mon, 13 Nov 2023 15:30:08 +0000 webfull 194726 at /channels /channels/channels/event/2023-john-abbott-macdonald-remembrance-day-ceremony-352254 <p>“Remembrance Day gives us all an opportunity to pay respect to the men and women who serve to protect our freedom but it also allows us to connect the students of today to our shared history.</p> Wed, 25 Oct 2023 19:52:07 +0000 webfull 194225 at /channels /channels/channels/news/huge-crowd-pays-respect-military-veterans-343476 <p>Standing at the podium surrounded by 1,500 people on the John Abbott football field, Joe Maxwell, gazed up into the sunny November sky and said “It’s good to be alive.”</p> <p>A 97-year-old WWII vet, Maxwell was one of the special guests at the November 3 Remembrance Day ceremony featuring veterans and dignitaries who spoke, recited poetry or contributed with music. <b>Anja Geitmann</b>, Dean, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, addressed the crowd, and <b>Defne Helvacioglu</b>, Macdonald Campus Student Society President, recited the poem <i>Nameless. </i></p> Fri, 11 Nov 2022 20:51:17 +0000 webfull 184441 at /channels /channels/channels/event/macdonald-campus-remembrance-day-ceremony-342589 <h3>The Annual Macdonald Campus Remembrance Day ceremony will take place on Memorial Field at John Abbott College.</h3> Tue, 04 Oct 2022 15:40:06 +0000 webfull 183310 at /channels /channels/channels/news/community-turns-out-mac-remembrance-day-ceremony-302436 <h2>Students from all levels – elementary, high school, CEGEP and university – take part in annual Remembrance Day ceremony at Macdonald Campus</h2> <p>At today’s Remembrance Day ceremony at Macdonald Campus, the crowd – mostly schoolchildren from Macdonald High School and three West Island elementary schools – huddled together against a cold, wet snow.</p> <p>“Imagine the conditions faced by Canadian soldiers,” one observer commented.</p> Fri, 08 Nov 2019 14:47:38 +0000 webfull 155227 at /channels /channels/channels/event/remembrance-day-ceremony-macdonald-campus-290761 <p>Please join us on Thursday, November 7, 2019, as the FAES and its campus neighbours - John Abbott College and Macdonald High School - mark Remembrance Day (#CanadaRemembers) with a procession and ceremony on the <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/macdonald/</body></html>"></a></p> Wed, 17 Oct 2018 15:49:03 +0000 webfull 142158 at /channels /channels/news/lest-we-forget-remembrance-day-ceremonies-macdonald-256588 <h5> </h5> <h5>| November 6 2015</h5> <p>Faculty, staff and students from ƽ���岻��'s Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences joined with their campus partners - John Abbott College and Macdonald High School - as well as with Veterans from the Veterans' Hosital in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue and invited guests from the local community to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice so that we can enjoy the freedoms and privileges we have today.</p> <p>Dean Anja Geitman shared her personal experience:</p> Thu, 05 Nov 2015 18:51:54 +0000 webfull 113805 at /channels /channels/news/hundreds-gather-mac-campus-remember-264122 <p>People prone to viewing the world in symbolic terms would have enjoyed yesterday’s Remembrance Day ceremony at Macdonald Campus. Hundreds of people stood in a tight circle around the permanent War Memorial in front of the Raymond Building. This human circle was itself ringed by the 44 oak trees that line Memorial Field. These oak trees were planted in 1931 to honour the supreme sacrifice of 34 young men from Macdonald College and Macdonald College High School who lost their lives in World War I.</p> Fri, 11 Nov 2016 20:33:49 +0000 webfull 122965 at /channels