Thunder Bay memorial banner installations underway ahead of Remembrance Day
Thunder Bay’s memorial banners are going up around City Hall, Waverly Park, and Memorial Avenue ahead of Remembrance Day.
The program was developed by the city’s former Clean, Green and Beautiful Committee and is being administered by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 5 (Port Arthur Legion).
“The essence of the banner projects is to acknowledge our soldiers, those who served and gave the ultimate sacrifice, for those who serve and for those who are serving today,” said City Councillor Rajni Agarwal.
“It represents a long commitment to remembering those individuals for the cause for which they fought and living in a way that honours their sacrifice by cherishing our freedoms today.”
Work to install the banners got underway on Monday, and the city says they plan on finishing the installation by the end of the week.
“Please take a moment, enjoy the banners, recognize the faces, they are fathers, brothers, uncles, sisters, aunts, grandmothers to residents of our community and to the Fort William First Nations,” added Agarwal.
“The themes for the banners are lest we forget, and thank you for your service.”
A total of 73 banners are being hung around the city this year, including 27 ‘lest we forget’ banners and 46 ‘thank you for your service’ banners.
The legion is already preparing applications for new banners next year.
“In July of 2026, we will be accepting more applications for the Memorial Banner Project so that the present banners and the new banners can be displayed for Remembrance Day in 2026,” said the 1st Vice-President & Executive Secretary of Branch 5 Legion George Romick.
“The essence of the banner projects is to acknowledge our soldiers, those who served and gave the ultimate sacrifice, for those who serve and for those who are serving today.”
