Seaton Gallery uses art to tell the story of war - there are no pretty pictures.

By Staff

November 8th, 2017

BURLINGTON, ON

It is a sombre annual event.

It’s a time to pause, reflect, think of those we lost, wonder why we feel we have to go to war.

Soldiers leave for war watched by their families at Union Station in Toronto, 1914.

Canada has never been a war zone. Our young men and women have gone to war. In Burlington they marched up Brant to the train station and boarded trains that took them to Montreal where they boarded ships to England where they waited. And then it was time to sail for Europe where battles that are beyond the imagination took place. For those men who were on the front lines and survived to return were never the same.

Troops in the British Columbia Duke of Connaught’s own rifles marching-down Eighth Street in New Westminster. Did that Father return.

We will listen to the news and hear the rattle of the sabres as the President of the United States postures and puts us all in danger.

Compare his words with those from the song – “All we are saying is give peace a chance.”

Teresa Seaton has found a way to take the remembering beyond what we have done in the past.

On Saturday afternoon when the parade is over she has invited people to her gallery to listen to Dave Barry begin a presentation that will start with an introduction of Canadian historical art that will examine the contribution of Canadian war artists in both WW1 and WW2 and the aftermath of 9/11.

The city events begin with a Sunrise Remembrance Day Service at 9 a.m., at the Naval Ships Memorial Monument in Spencer Smith Park.

The Remembrance Day Parade starts at 10:30 am at Central Public School and proceeds along Brant to Elgin Street, Elgin to Locus Street, Locust to Ontario Street

The Remembrance Day Service begins at 11:00 am with the 45 to 60 minute ceremony at the Cenotaph, on the north side of City Hall.