Remembrance Day - November 11, 2011

Thank you to all of those who have served and who continue to serve in our Armed Forces. To those who give up time with their families, who give up their lives to defend our nation and who give us their all, we salute you.

 

Remembrance Day

Remembrance Day is a very important day for Canadians. November 11 is a day of national commemoration where we honour the over 100,00 fallen Canadian soldiers who gave their lives to their military service.

Throughout the country, services are performed to remember the dedication and sacrifice these soldiers made for not only their own countrymen, but for those whose countries they helped liberate. We honour them with ceremonies

The Poppy

After Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918) of the Canadian Army's poem In Flanders Fields was published in 1915 the poppy became a popular symbol for soldiers who died in battle.

There exists a record from that time of how thickly Poppies grew over the graves of soldiers in the area of Flanders, France. This early connection between the Poppy and battlefield deaths described how fields that were barren before the battles exploded with the blood-red flowers after the fighting ended. 

Just prior to the First World War, few Poppies grew in Flanders. During the tremendous bombardments of that war, the chalk soils became rich in lime from rubble, allowing “popaver rhoes” to thrive. When the war ended, the lime was quickly absorbed and the Poppy began to disappear again. 

Remembrance Day Services in Brampton and Toronto

November 11, 2011- Remembrance Day service in Brampton

November 11, 2011- Remembrance Day service in Toronto

In Flanders Field, written by Lieutenant John McCrae

  

Successful workshop

Thank you to Elizabeth Espinoza and the Catholic Cross Cultural Services in Mississauga for hosting an excellent workshop in support of local Hispanic women. Guerrero Law is proud to have been asked to present a session on Family Law and looks forward to working with this association again in the future to help the local community have a better understanding of their rights and what assistance is available to them.

We are very pleased with all of the questions the participants had; the workshop was interactive, informative (according to the participants!) and an overall success.

Guerrero Law workshop at the Catholic Crosscultural Services Centre

Antonio will be presenting a workshop related to Family Law at the Catholic Crosscultural 
Services Centre in Mississauga to the “Women Supporting Women” group.


From October 14th to December 2nd, the centre will be running a series of workshops to support women who are or have been in unjust and unequal relationships.


Topics to be covered by Antonio will be divorce, child custody, child support, spousal support and property division.