Canadian Military History Guide - Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia 156 remembrance to remain vital and meaningful, for our bond to Private Bouchard and all those who never came home, or came home never the same, it requires more than information. Remebrance must also come from the heart. I am encouraged by the strong attendance at yearly Remembrance Day ceremonies, especially the strong presence of young families. It does appear, that while the number of veterans decrease with each passing year, more and more citizens come out to remember. It must also be said that too many more Canadians are doing anything but remembering on 11 November. On the day, shopping malls are full of people chasing down those “Remembrance Day Sales.” I have heard of people who choose towork on Remembrance Day so they can get an extra day off at some other more convenient time. “Is it nothing to you, all ye who pass by?”Asks the age-old scripture. While we sometimes struggle to preserve remembrance at home, it may be timely to consider how others remember Canada’s enormous sacrifices. Seventy-seven years ago, this fall, Canadians were fighting and dying in the Scheldt on their way to liberating the Netherlands from four years of Nazi oppression. The price for Dutch freedomwas high and largely paid for by Canadians; ultimately more than 7600 Canadians were killed in the Netherlands. Holten Canadian Military Cemetery.
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