Kamloops gathers at Riverside Park to remember
KAMLOOPS — 100 years ago, minus one day, the Canadian Corps captured the remaining high ground north of the Belgian village of Passchendaele from the German forces. While the number of casualties for the battle has been disputed throughout history, the losses for each side numbered in the hundreds of thousands
Just one year after that, at the 11th hour, on the 11th day of the 11th month, the First World War would officially cease. Guns on both sides would fall silent, as the ceasefire set out in the terms of the Armistice would end the conflict dubbed “The War to End All Wars”; just over two decades later, World War II would begin, in part as a result of the harsh terms of the German surrender of World War I, set out by the Allies.
Today in Kamloops, the city honoured those who gave their lives in World War I and the subsequent conflicts in which Canadian have served since then. Hundreds of Kamloops residents and visitors gathered at Riverside Park in remembrance, as veterans and active members of the Canadian Armed Forces, the RCMP, Kamloops Fire Rescue, and a host of other organizations who serve their communities and countries all gathered to pay tribute to those who came before them.