A mural on the back wall of the Melfort Royal Canadian Legion building now commemorates the 100th anniversary of the poppy.Legion members gathered on .
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The Melfort Legion banner program will aim to honour area veterans in time for Remembrance Day.
The Legion, along with Melfort Communities in Bloom, have partnered in an effort to fly commemorative banners throughout the city this fall.
President of the Legion Jim Graham told
northeastNOW the banners would begin on Highway 6 near the Canalta Hotel.
“They would run right down Saskatchewan Ave. to the other side of town and of course every light pole can have one,” Graham said.
The banners would be on display each fall for the next three years and then would be returned to the family or sponsor.