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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Wednesday, August 6, 2014 | 6 First World War -- a century ago In Flanders elds the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, y Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved, and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders elds. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch, be yours to hold it high If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders elds. -- John McCrae The well-known poem about war, In Flanders Fields, was rst published in England in December 1915. Within months, this Canadian poem came to symbolize the sacri ces of all who were ghting in the First World War. Today, these heartfelt words are a part of Remembrance Day ceremonies in Canada and other countries throughout the world. The poem was penned by John McCrae from Guelph, ON. He was a doctor and teacher who served in both the South African War and First World War. In last Thursday's Oakville Beaver, we featured a story on the late First World War veteran Sgt.-Maj. Frederick William Hall of Winnipeg, Man., who served with the 8th (Winnipeg Ri es) Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. He hailed from Pine Street in Winnipeg, as did Leo Clarke and Robert Shankland. All were awarded the Victoria Cross -- Canada's highest military recognition -- after the war's end. Only Shankland had survived. Pine Street in Winnipeg was renamed Valour Road in honour of that trio of soldiers, who lived on that street and showed the ultimate in heroism. Hall's nieces, who hail from Oakville, are proud to be travelling back to Manitoba to see the uncle they never knew, honoured again today (Wednesday). Read the story at www.oakvillebeaver.com. Despite having inherited a piece of Canadian history, they donated Hall's Victoria Cross to the Canadian War Museum. Today the nieces are witnessing a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War. The sacri ces, lives lost in this con ict, should never be forgotten. A war that many thought would end rapidly, dragged on for years (1914-18) and has come to be known as the Great War. Its tragic losses did little to prevent the Second World War just decades later. As with all con ict, our re ections on history should be lessons that guide our future. Today, sadly, con ict continues in so many regions of the world. We have much to lose in war, but much to gain from its teachings. Lest we forget. 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This area has become an active community hub for residents of all ages and is home to a number of well-used facilities including the Haber Community Centre, Alton Public Library, Norton Community Park and splash pad, a skateboard and scooter park, and Dr. Frank J. Hayden Secondary School. Community safety is a top priority. We expect the new safety zone will help drivers take special care to be alert and obey the speed limit. Community Safety Zone signs tell drivers they are in an area where nes have been increased through a special Highway Traf c Act designation. Community Safety Zones work in tandem with other traf c safety and police enforcement measures. The new zone is one of three regional Community Safety Zones. The other two are at Maple Avenue, from Trafalgar to Guelph Street, in Halton Hills and Guelph Line, from 122 metres south of No. 15 Side Road to 385 m north of Cameron Drive, in Milton. Community safety is a top priority for Halton Region. 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