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PC community remembers fallen alumni who sacrificed their lives to bring peace to our world As is our custom here at Pickering College we held our annual Remembrance Day Service on November 11th, 2009. We remembered our fallen alumni and all others who have made the supreme sacrifice to bring peace to our world. Headmaster Peter Sturrup announced, that as part of our 100th anniversary in Newmarket celebration, we are establishing a Peace Garden at the school. In the Peace Garden will be a Peace Pole, which was introduced to the PC community at the Remembrance Day Service. The basis for having a Peace Pole is that each place which declares itself a place of peace broadens the potential for world peace. Peace Poles can be found in 200 countries around the world. The Peace Pole project began in 1955, in Japan, by Masahisa Goi, to spread the message “May Peace Prevail on Earth”. Pickering College’s Peace Pole will be made from a piece of an Ash tree, from a wood on a farm now eighth generation Quaker owned. This piece of wood was introduced at the Remembrance Day Service. It will be transformed in a project led by George Keltika, Senior School faculty, as the word Peace will be inscribed in each of the languages represented by the students here at Pickering College. This Peace Pole will be a reminder to those coming to Pickering of our commitment that peace may prevail in the world. We were honoured to have Lt. (NL) Richard Wackernagel CD, a very special alumni read the Roll of Honour at the service this year. A 1982 Pickering graduate, and member of Red House, Richard began his training at CFB Cornwallis Nova Scotia. He served with the 3rd and 1st Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery in Shilo Manitoba and Lahr West Germany before serving in the United Nations Peacekeeping mission in Cyprus and in Haiti. Since 2005, he has served as Commanding Officer NLCC ADANAC. Following the service, Lt. Wackernagel shared his experience with interested students.
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