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11 | 10 | 2016 VOLUME 21 | ISSUE 44
KINGS ARE RED HOT, EXTENDING STREAK TO 12 SPORTS PAGE 11
COMMENT PAGE 8
TRAFFIC WOES AS PREDICTED IN RURAL WASTE DEBATE
Years later, there’s still much to learn about life during wartime On display at the Wellesley Public Library is the indepth story of one man’s experience during WWII
Taking time to remember Elmira branch of the Royal Canadian Legion marks Remembrance Day with ceremony Sunday at the newly renovated cenotaph MORE PHOTOS | 7
LIZ BEVAN ONE OF THE FIRST things you see when walking into the Wellesley Public Library is a thick binder filled with black and white photos and detailed captions. The binder tells the story of librarian Sarah Richardson’s father, Squadron Leader William Mortimer Foster, and his experiences as a Spitfire pilot in the Second World War. Flipping through the pages, the reader is taken back in time to the momentous period from 1939 to 1945. It takes you through Foster’s time in training in Trenton, Ont., through his time in the RCAF in England, details a dogfight with ME-110s, his capture by German forces after crashing his plane in enemy territory and his eventual return to England at the end of the war. Richardson didn’t know about her father’s experiences in the war. It wasn’t until later in his life that she found the album, and he allowed her to look at it. “He didn’t talk about the war at all, and he didn’t talk about being in a POW camp or anything like that,” she said. While flying over Groningen, Netherlands on Feb. 6, 1945, Foster’s plane was forced to land, where he was met by a VETERAN | 6
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A large crowd turned out for this year’s Remembrance Day ceremony in Elmira on Nov. 6, where warm temperatures made for an enjoyable rededication of the Elmira cenotaph. Here, Elmira Royal Canadian Legion representative Kirk Generoux salutes the flag. He was instrumental in designing the refurbished cenotaph, which is now accessible with a concrete base and benches for seating. [WHITNEY NEILSON / THE OBSERVER]