By Curtis Galbraith

Community

Oliver’s holding annual retired flag ceremony February 15

Feb 7, 2024 | 6:00 AM

Oliver’s Funeral Home is hosting its annual ceremony for retired flags on February 15.

People bring in old flags and the local funeral home holds a ceremony to bury them at the cemetery.

Anyone who wants to join can meet at Oliver’s at 10:30 a.m. on the 15th or meet at the cemetery at 10:45 a.m. The ceremony starts at 11 a.m.

“Oliver’s believes in the importance of the Canadian flag as a symbol representing the free democratic nation in which we live. If the flag hanging outside a home business organization or school must be replaced, we feel that the old flag deserves to be treated respectfully,” says the funeral home in a release, adding that people bring in old flags all year.

The ceremony will be followed by a lunch. Anyone who wants to attend has to RSVP to Oliver’s by Friday by phone or through the website.

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Local historian Duff Crerar will be the guest speaker at the lunch.

The ceremony is held every February 15 as that marks Flag Day in Canada.

It was on that day in 1965 that the Maple Leaf flag flew for the first time.