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09 Nov 2007

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Rivers Banner

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Rivers, Manitoba, Canada

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Nov 09, 2007

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5

Common Soldier Honored in Hidden War Memorial Tale

An Ottawa veteran Robert Metcalfe dies at 90 after a life spanning Dunkirk to Italy and Canada politics. His story, linked to the wartime era and the $10 bill legend, contrasts ordinary service with celebrated politicians, ending with a quiet remembrance of a soldier’s sacrifice.

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Legion Bill Ottawa War Memorial Robert Metcalfe England Dunkirk North Africa Italy Bismarck Montgomery Rommel Chatham Ottawa
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RiB report on festive downtown plantings and donations

Dorothy Beedie Rivers reports a Prairie Crocus Regional Library meeting on November 1 deciding to fill hanging baskets with pine boughs and red ribbons. Earlier in October a 225 donation was approved to light three Millennium Park trees. a Rivers and District Chamber of Commerce cheque arrived for November 16 lighting. The Amaryllis bulb care guidance covers outdoor placement, September indoors, storage, watering, top-dressing, repotting, offsets, and seed propagation. tips include pest and disease caution and a closing wish for happy gardening.

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Dorothy Beedie Rivers Prairie Crocus Regional Library Millennium Park Rivers and District Chamber of Commerce
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