Darryl Toews is a history and social studies teacher at Morden Collegiate Institute. Along with Regional Connections, he and his students go to help teach members in the community about the importance and meaning behind Remembrance Day.

"I've had some involvement with Remembrance Day over the last number of years. I'm a volunteer with the Manitoba Historical Society and we've been focusing on identifying names on community war memorials, so it seemed like a good fit."

Toews says his students helped put together a powerpoint to be used at the virtual information session for newcomers and curious community members.

"The students that I'm working with brainstormed a bit and they came up with some good ideas looking at the role of the poppy, Canada's role in WWI, WWII, and the Korean War. What is Remembrance Day and why do we take time in November to remember?"

As well, they wanted to look at the connection of people in Morden who were involved in the conflicts and how the community remembers them.

Robyn Wiebe is a Morden Integration Worker for Regional Connections.

"Remembrance Day is a big part of my year," she said. "Something I do as well for Regional Connections is I teach English class, so I'm aware of the fact that many countries celebrate their veterans in many different ways and support their soldiers around the world. It's an unfortunate common bond that we share worldwide, but a very valuable one as we all value human life."

In terms of getting the younger generation involved in learning, Toews says this is a great way to keep them engaged in our history.

"If we can continue to do that then I think we can continue to make Remembrance Day feel relevant for everyone."

The information session will take place virtually on Wednesday, Nov 4 @7:00 p.m. Find more details on registration on the Community Events Calendar.