Here is a list of some of 2024 Remembrance Day ceremonies at EMSB schools

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Students from Our Lady of Pompei Elementary School at their ceremony.

  • Our  Lady of Pompei, 9944 St. Michel, Ahuntsic, had a school assembly on November 4, featuring   Warrant Officer Bruce Castonguay and Piper Ronald Rice. Contact: Veronica D’Agata (vdagata@emsb.qc.ca)   
  • Dunrae Gardens in TMR held a ceremony on November 4 with Seargent Major  Robbin McIntyre, Commanding Officer Corporal Joelle  Carignan,  Lieutenant Daniel Lepore from TMR Public Security and Piper Andrew Walsh
  • Michelangelo International School,  9360 5th Street, RDP, had a school assembly on November 5  featuring guest speaker Cpl. Matthew Trottier and Piper  Ronald Rice. Contact: Veronica D’Agata (vdagata@emsb.qc.ca)  
  • Coronation Elementary School in Côte des Neiges held a ceremony on November 5 with  Seargent Major  Robbin McIntyre and Major Christopher Rabbat.
  • Pierre Elliot Trudeau Elementary  School,  6855 Cartier St, Rosemount    held a ceremony on November 5 along the  theme on the 100th Anniversary of the Canadian Air Force. Contact: Rocco Speranza (rsperanza@emsb.qc.ca)
  • Vincent Massey Collegiate, 5925 27th Avenue,  Rosemount, had two school assemblies on November 6  featuring guest speaker  Major Cpl  Georgia Tsotas and Piper Ronald Rice. Contact: Veronica D’Agata (vdagata@emsb.qc.ca)  
  • Dante Elementary, St. Leonard,   held a ceremony on   November 6,  which included the poem In Flanders Field read by a student, lighting of candles in honor of the service men and women, laying of the wreaths, a musical performance from the Grade 3 class and we will conclude with two minutes of silence. Guest veteran was Sergeant Jessica Brassard. Contact: Mary Poullas (mpoullas@emsb.qc.ca) 
  • Gerald McShane Elementary in Montreal North, 6111 Maurice Duplessis, Montreal North held   a ceremony on Thursday, November 7, including the  poem In Flanders Field read by a student, lighting of candles in honor of the service men and women, laying of the wreaths, a musical performance from the Grade 2/3 class and   conclude with two minutes of silence. Guest veteran will be  Master Corporal Matthew Trottier.  Contact: Mary Poullas (mpoullas@emsb.qc.ca) 
  • Sinclair Laird Elementary  School,  8380, Av. Park Extension, held a ceremony on Thursday November 7, on the  theme of the 100th anniversary of the Canadian Air Force.  Contact: Rocco Speranza (rsperanza@emsb.qc.ca).
  • Gardenview Elementary School 700 Brunet, St. Laurent held an   assembly on Thursday, November 7 featuring Sergeant Major McIntyre, who had 40  years of service with  a bugler and snare drummer.   Contact Puynung  Choy (cchoy@emsb.qc.ca ).
  • Mackay Centre and Philip E. Layton, 6333 Terrebonne, NDG, held a  ceremony on  November 8  with Sergeant Major Robbin McIntyre, Second Lieutenant Eric Marcil (Régiment de maisonneuve)  with  a bugler and snare drummer. Contact Puynung  Choy (cchoy@emsb.qc.ca ). 
  • John Caboto Academy, 8955 Meunier, Ahuntsic, had an assembly on  November 8 featuring Pte. Ziqin Dai. Contact: Veronica D’Agata (vdagata@emsb.qc.ca)  .
  • St. Raphael Elementary School,  8380, Av. Park Extension, held a ceremony on November 8  around the theme of the  100th anniversary of the Canadian Air Force.  Contact: Rocco Speranza (rsperanza@emsb.qc.ca).
  • Honoré Mercier Elementary in St. Léonard, 8280 Nantes,  held a ceremony on Friday, November 8 which  included the poem In Flanders Field read by a student, lighting of candles in honor of the service men and women, laying of the wreaths, a musical performance from the Grade 3/4 classes and  conclude with two minutes of silence. Guest veteran was Seargent  Alexander Azevedo. Contact: Mary Poullas (mpoullas@emsb.qc.ca) .
  • Dalkeith Elementary School, 7951 Dalkeith, Anjou, will hold   a ceremony   on Monday, November 11 for the Grade 3 to 6 students. Ceremony will include the poem In Flanders Field read by a student, lighting of candles in honor of the service men and women, laying of the wreaths, a musical performance from the grade 3 class and we will conclude with two minutes of silence. Guest veteran will be  Master Corporal Adam Atkas. Contact: Mary Poullas (mpoullas@emsb.qc.ca).
  • Bancroft Elementary ,4563 St. Urbain, the Plateau and FACE Elementary and High School, 3449 University, downtown will be receiving a mobile exhibition called Je Me Souviens, highlighting the work of WWI nurses and some of the history of World War I , on Monday November 11.   Contact: Elizabeth Pellicone (epellicone@emsb.qc.ca). 
  • LaurenHill Junior Campus, 2355 Decelles, St. Laurent,  will be building a Peace Tree to leave peace motivating messages left by students on Monday, November 11. Contact: Elizabeth Pellicone (epellicone@emsb.qc.ca)
  • Rosemount High School: A Remembrance Day ceremony will hold a ceremony on Tuesday, November 12. It will include poems read by students, lighting of candles in honor of the service men and women, laying of the wreaths, two minutes of silence. Music students will be performing The Last Post on trumpet and the guest veteran will be Lt Col Jonathan Fortin Grodin. Contact: Mary Poullas (mpoullas@emsb.qc.ca) 

About the English Montreal School Board

With a youth and adult sector population of more than 35,000 students, the English Montreal School Board (EMSB) is the largest English public school board in Quebec. Established on July 1, 1998, when the province created new boards along linguistic lines, the EMSB network consists of 73 schools and centres. For more details, visit the EMSB website at www.emsb.qc.ca

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Contact:

Michael J. Cohen

Manager,   Marketing and Communications

English Montreal School Board

mcohen@emsb.qc.ca 





CORONATION

Tuesday, Nov. 5

Pipe Major Stevens

Seargant Major McIntyre

Maj Christopher Rabbat

 Officier des opérations, 34 RGC






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