Some Richmond residents may have noticed by now that 61 streets in the city now have new signs with poppies on them, to commemorate the local soldiers who lost their lives in military service during the two world wars.
School trustee Ken Hamaguchi and members of Friends of the Richmond Archives proposed the new street signs, which were approved by city council last April, at a cost of $45,000.
In total, 275 new street signs were required to mark the memorial streets, noted a City of Richmond news release.
“We owe a debt to our fallen soldiers that can never be paid,” said Mayor Malcolm Brodie.
“This new street sign program is just one more way in which we can honour and remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country,” added Brodie.
An online webpage is under development that will provide background information on the actual veterans named on the memorial signs. For more information on the program, visit the Friends of the Richmond Archives page on Facebook.
