Oshawa, Ontario – The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 43 and Oshawa Power have finished installing more than 100 banners across Oshawa’s Downtown core recognizing honoured veterans from our local community ahead of Oshawa’s Remembrance Day Parade and Ceremony.
Entering the 8th year of the partnership between Oshawa Power and The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 43, an additional 14 banners were added in 2024. Beginning with only 9 banners in 2017, the program has grown to honour 114 veterans and The Unknown Soldier.
“Originally planned to line the Remembrance Day Parade route, our program has received so much community support that banners have begun to line King St. as well. We are thrilled by the success of this program that would not be possible without the assistance of Oshawa Power’s team to install the banners as a community service. Moving forwards, we’d like to challenge our local business community to consider honouring a past employee or important community member that served our country and help expand this program even further.”
– Stu Jarvis, Branch 43 RCL Sgt. At Arms and Banner Coordinator
For their participation and support of the program, The Royal Canadian Legion has honoured Oshawa Power with the prestigious Friendship Award for their efforts in delivering The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 43’s annual Veterans Banner program. The award, established by Dominion Command of The Royal Canadian Legion, recognizes individuals or organizations who show their support of the activities and work in the community of Legion Branches, Zones, Districts, and Provincial Commands.
“We are incredibly honoured to be one of the first organizations to receive this recognition from The Royal Canadian Legion, but for us this program goes much deeper than awards or acknowledgements. Our organization values the contributions and sacrifices made by each and every veteran. The individuals recognized by these banners are heroes in our community and we are proud to play a small part in helping them receive the recognition that they have earned.”
– Daniel Arbour, President & CEO, Oshawa Power
We offer our sincere gratitude to the brave individuals who fought for our freedoms and for the great nation of Canada. Your sacrifice will never be forgotten.
To honour a veteran through the Veteran Banner Program, please visit our Community page or access the application form.
Honoured Veterans
- Doris (Dolly) Arsenau
- Thomas Bruce Baird
- Eleanor Beck
- Shawn Bowe
- William Ernest Boyce
- Eric C. Branton
- Winnifred A. Branton
- Ronald George Brent
- Elam Brinson
- S/Sgt. Alfred C. Brisebois
- Ed Brisebois
- Jack (Fuzz) Brisebois
- Ken Brisebois
- Nancy C.M. Brisebois
- George Brocanier
- Orval Earl Brock
- Gordon James Brown
- Harry Arthur Brown
- Norman Edward Brown
- Violet Brown (nee Taylor)
- William Robert Brown
- Frank Buller
- Earl K. Campbell
- Frederick Edmond Carey
- WO2 Don Chapman
- Leslie W.B. Childerhose
- Sgt. Ray Eugene Cowan
- Edward J. Crawford
- George Hayward Crawford
- James Convery
- John Thomas Dalby
- Archie S.D. Dean
- James Essex
- George Elmer Ferguson
- Kevin Ferguson
- Harry L. Ferneley
- D. Craig Finney
- Douglas J. Finney
- Roy Foster
- Henryk K. Fraczek
- William Roy Gillman
- John (Jack) F. Goulding
- Edward C. Halcomb
- Thomas Hopkins Hammond
- Francis Charles Hannan
- William Thomas Harding
- Joseph Hart
- Henry J. “Chick” Hewett
- John H. Hodgson
- Norman Roy Hodgson
- Ben Jacklin
- William Henry Kellar
- Ted Kelly
- George W.B. Kingsland
- Lt. Alan Edward King
- Bernard Kinlin
- James Kinlin
- Lawrence Kinlin
- Thomas Kinlin
- William Kinlin
- Gordon H.E. Kitchen
- Malcolm W. Knocker
- Bill Kurelo
- Henry Samuel Lee
- William James Lee
- Elmer Eirra Lewis
- Victor P. Lockie
- Sgt. John A. Lowry M.M.
- Terry Macdonald
- William “Sam” Magee
- John Manning
- Glen Wm. Maunder
- Ted McComb
- James Claude McPhee
- Ronald W. McTague
- Daniel D. Normoyle
- Gregory Francis Normoyle
- Patrick J. Normoyle
- Robert D. Normoyle
- Robert James Normoyle
- Harold H. Nugent
- WO1 Fred Palmer
- John Edward Parr
- Major Zane Piekenbrock
- Henry Hatton Price
- Harold Power
- Maurice Bruce Proctor
- Alexander Reid
- Calvin Cecil Reid
- James Reid
- Ronald F. Rice
- Allen W. Robinson
- James M. Scott
- George James Simmons
- Cecil Henry Smith
- William James Somerville
- Gordon Thomas Stacey
- Evan Strait
- Charles William Taylor
- Frederick Charles Taylor
- Frederick George Taylor
- Walter Taylor
- Bedford David Thomson
- Davey Thompson
- Private Nelson Train
- Harry A.C. Turner
- Kenneth Bertram Twaites
- Charles Alfred Wells
- Gren Williams
- Fredrick William Willis
- Earl “Bus” William Wilson
- Robert E. Woodward
- Bishop Alfred Woolcock
- The Unknown Soldier
