Banners of Remembrance
About the Program
Launched in 2016, Banners of Remembrance is an effort by the Town of Peace River to keep the flame of remembrance burning bright by highlighting our local veterans through commemorative light standard banners. These banners feature a photo, the name of the veteran and the conflict in which they were a part of. The initial 29 banners produced in 2016 were put together based on research by the Peace River Museum, Archives and Mackenzie Centre, and the Royal Canadian Legion.
Application
To apply to sponsor a banner please fill out the form below and submit it to Alisha Mody at [email protected] or at the Town Hall.
Deadline to apply is August 15, 2022.
The Banners
There are two key styles for the banners based on the appropriate use of the poppy image. Royal Canadian Legion standards require that the poppy is used in conjunction with deceased veterans only. In cases where the veteran is still alive, or the person is not a military veteran but played a support role (merchant marines, War Office staff, etc.), the photo and info is overlaid on a different design.
Utilizing the two designs allows us to honour all our veterans appropriately while providing an opportunity to highlight the many non-combatants and civilian support who helped and who also sacrificed much.
Building the Program
Initially, 29 banners were put together in order to establish a design, program parameters and to get the program started, each year we have added new banners bringing the total to 73. Each summer we accept community submissions and banner sponsorship applications. Please note: only veterans or support staff with a direct connection to Peace River will be considered and all submissions will be vetted by the Peace River Museum, Archives and Mackenzie Centre.
Completed Banners
The Banners we have already completed are linked below. Click on the name to see the banner.
World War One
- Arthur Ernest “Hoppy” Hopkins
- William E. “Bill” Moore
- Robert “Bert” Cruickshank
- Cephas Clinton (C.C.) Northey
- Hubert Arthur (H.A.) Piggott
- George Clarke
- Dr. W.B.L. Donald
- Ernest “Ernie” Taylor
- Francis “Frank” Richardson
- David “Dave” Steedsman
- Robert Troup
- James “Jim” Millar
- Thomas Riley
- Henry Charles Squires
- Maryan “Mike” Dziengielewski
- William Noskey
- Fred Sutherland Sr.
- William Henery Hodgkinson
- Russel Sigman
- Victor Harold Kidder
World War Two
- William Henry “Bill” O’Neil
- James Edward “Jim” Weaver
- Lloyd Raymond Northey
- Michael Hopkins
- James Vincent “Jim” Knox
- June (Bisson) Ash
- Glenn Murphy
- William “Bill” McIlroy
- Gordon Aiken Hagan
- J.C. Bruce Hagan
- John Mann
- James Munro “Jim” Mann
- James Lewis Van Slyke
- Henry E. Whiting
- Erwin Edelman
- Robert Theodore Miller
- James Charles Manzer
- William H. Forster
- Edward William Burrows
- William Henry Biggs
- Truman Biggs
- Robert Thomas Biggs
- Paul Yuremchuk
- Fred Sutherland Jr.
- Ronald A. Steedsman
- Thomas J. St. Germaine
- Charlie St. Germaine
- Robert John Spiller
- Robert John Shaw
- Edward Arthur Shaw
- Dr. Gordon Cloake
- George Pratt
- Wilfred Laurie Squires
- James “Gordon” Douglas
- Flora (Popplestone) Steedsman
- Fred Steedsman
- Charles David Hogue
- Raymond Joseph Thibault
- Ruth (Sawchuk) Steedsman
- Thomas Skrepnek
- Ray Jay Evans
- Milan Rucka
- Gordon Ash
- John Osinchuk
- James Richard Clements
- Dwight Williams
- William Charles Hodgkinson
- Gordon Paul & Irene Paul (nee Close)
- William Wurst
- Joseph Espetveidt
- Eleanor Barnes
- Andrew Gall
- Jacob Carl Elter
- Florimond Monette
- Glen Alvin Kidder
- Harry Novak
- Lachlan S. Phimester
- Ralph Elwood Charlton
- O.A. Lessard
World War One & Two
United Nations Peacekeeping
World War Two & Korean War