Markham set to honour veterans through banner program

Yorkregion.com
August 22, 2019

Through the Markham District Veterans Association, an initiative has been started to have veterans' banners in place on Markham Main Street for the 2019 remembrance period.

The banners would be installed in early October and removed in mid-November.

This is a revenue neutral initiative where the cost of the banners would be absorbed by the sponsor and the installation/removal picked up by the City of Markham.

All service personnel, whether they served in the First World War, Second World War, Korea, peacekeeping missions, Afghanistan, or are still in active service, are applicable to be honoured with these banners.

Sponsors can be individuals, families and/or businesses that want to honour a veteran.

With the help of a research group established by MPP Paul Calandra's office and the Markham Museum, several Markham Second World War veterans have been identified and photos made available.

But it is not restricted to veterans from the Markham area or Second World War service alone.

There are 40 lamp posts with brackets for banners starting from Hwy #7 going north on Markham Main Street. It would be great to have a banner on each lamp post.

The cost of a banner is $141.25 (tax included) and the quality is good enough that the banners can be used for three consecutive years over the October/November period.

After the three years, the banners will be returned to the sponsors.

The banners are made in New Lowell, Ont. The MDVA will store the banners in a secure location during the three-year period. September 13 is the order deadline date, for an Oct. 1 installation.

Anyone interested in receiving an order form and some ordering criteria please contact Riccardo Paci, email: rpaci@sympatico.ca, home#: 905-640-2803; or drop into the MDVA at 7 Washington St. after 3:30 p.m., and ask our club historian, Dave Watson, for a copy of an order form.