On November 11, 2021, we stand together to remember and respect the bravery and sacrifice of those who served our country.  They gave with distinction and honour, at great personal cost, to protect our highest values.

On behalf of the City of Enderby, I offer my deepest respect to those who have given selflessly, so that we may live in freedom.  They saw, felt, and experienced the tragedies of war and the suffering of humanity in a way that we could never imagine, without actually being there alongside them.

Remembrance Day is a solemn day in which we not only remember their courage and their loss, but also remind ourselves never to forget the terrible consequences of war.  There is an irreplaceable emptiness where those who served once stood.  But there is also the continued presence of those values that we must cherish and hold dear, for they came at the greatest of consequence.

At 11am on November 11, 2021, please take two minutes of silence to recognize those who sacrificed so that we may live in freedom.  May those two minutes be an opportunity to remind yourself, always, “Lest we forget.”

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Mayor McCune provides the following message commemorating Canada Day 2021 in Enderby:

Canada Day is a celebration of who we are as a nation and those national values with which we identify.

As we recover from the pandemic, there is an opportunity to renew our ties with friends and family, and an ability to return to many of the activities that we love.

This year, due to public health restrictions, we had planned a scaled-back Canada Day celebration consisting of fireworks and a special day at the pool.  The pool will be open and our spray park will be on to help people of all ages cool off.  During the heat wave, please remember to check on friends, family, and neighbours who may be vulnerable to the heat, to make sure that they are okay.

However, our fireworks show will be postponed due to the heat wave.  When the City puts on a fireworks show in dry conditions, we take extra measures to manage the risk.  However, a prolonged heat wave adds a different kind of challenge that affects how emergency personnel respond, if they are called out for a fire.  After careful consideration, postponing the fireworks show was seen as the safest choice.  There will be a show at a later date.

This has been a year when we have struggled to reconcile Canadian values with the tragedies that are being investigated at residential schools across the country.  My deepest sympathy goes out to the victims and survivors of the residential school system, and the intergenerational trauma that continues.  On this Canada Day, I urge our community to think about what reconciliation means in the context of what Canada must become.  We all have a part to play. Start by hearing the stories.  Then, enter into a dialogue.  On the basis of that dialogue, take action.

As we celebrate Canada, let it be in the context of what we can do, individually and as a group, to ensure that our actions always align with our values.  Let it be with a renewed commitment to respect, honesty, dignity, inclusion, and truth.

On Canada Day in 2021, let it be a day when we come together with friends and family to reflect upon our nation, our values, and our actions.

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The City of Enderby is lowering its City Hall flag to half-mast in honour of the 215 children discovered at a former residential school site in Kamloops.

City of Enderby Mayor Greg McCune offers the following words to mark this sad occasion:

I offer my condolences to the families who had loved ones taken from them, never to be returned.

When we fly a flag at half-mast, we do so to mourn and remember. But that is not enough. We must also act, by joining our voices together to demand first truth, and then accountability.

This is a shameful chapter of our past, but we must be careful not to consign it too quickly to history; its sad legacy is very much part of our present and its trauma has scarred generations. We must do better at hearing the stories and confronting the truth if we are to make of justice something more than mere aspiration.

I will be asking our Member of Parliament and Member of the Legislative Assembly to implement meaningful actions, including creating a national day of mourning and fully investigating the former sites of residential schools across Canada, under the guidance of indigenous leaders, keepers of knowledge, and residential school survivors.

The shock and horror that we feel over the missing children demands that we shine a light on the cruelty of the residential school system and take action. We cannot speak of justice until we first talk of the truth.

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On Remembrance Day, November 11, 2020, we will come together in a much different way to honour the brave persons in uniform who served our country and upheld our freedoms throughout history.

On this day, we pay our solemn respect and offer our admiration to those who served and sacrificed to enable us – and so many others, the world over – to live in freedom.  Their courage as they confronted the tragedies of war and human suffering must be kept in our hearts and minds, always.

Unlike prior years, a gathering to honour those who served will not occur in Enderby due to a tragedy of another kind.  In the throes of a global pandemic, we are fighting a different fight this year; however, we remain steadfast in our commitment to remember those who fought for the values that we cherish.

There will be a Field of Remembrance display in Cenotaph Park by the Enderby Legion, with contributions from local students and the Dutch Liberation, to honour our veterans and service members.  Memorial banners featuring local veterans will be posted along Mill Avenue and nearby streets.  Mill Avenue, which is adjacent to Cenotaph Park and the Enderby Legion, has the honourary street designation of “Veterans Way” as an ongoing tribute to those who served and sacrificed, as well as their families.

Let us also pay our respects on November 8, 2020, which is National Aboriginal Veterans Day. On this day, we recognize the contributions of indigenous peoples to the freedoms and values that we hold in our hearts.

At 11am on November 11, 2020, wherever you may be, I urge you to observe two minutes of silence to recognize those who fought for us.

When you glance down at the poppy on your shirt or jacket, let it be an opportunity to say, “Lest we forget.”

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I want to thank our community for their tremendous efforts to support others and remain calm during a time of crisis.  Community members are feeling the impact of the coronavirus in different ways – from isolation and anxiety to health and economic loss.  Our hearts and minds are with those who are affected by the outbreak.  We are living in challenging times, but we will beat this by thinking of others, staying well-informed, and acting in socially responsible ways.

While the provincial health authority has a leadership role on the pandemic response, the City of Enderby has a vital role in providing emergency and essential services to our community.  I want to assure our community that we have contingency plans in place to ensure continuity.  I thank our emergency responders, our staff at the City, and my colleagues on Council for their commitment and leadership during a time of crisis.  To the best extent that we can, we are also continuing with the normal business of local government in prioritized and socially responsible ways.

Our businesses and their employees also deserve tremendous praise for operating in socially responsible ways.  Please use their services with courtesy and respect.  We need to think of them as our economy slows.  Employees in the retail and service industries are on the front lines.  Behind them, suppliers and manufacturers are working hard to adjust their operations due to the demands placed on supply chains.

Individually, there are many things that we can do to help, and to help others.  It can be something as simple as making sure that your friends and neighbours know that you are only a telephone call away.  Practicing social distancing and reducing your exposure to crowded places will help to slow the transmission of the coronavirus while protecting yourself.  Enhancing your personal hygiene and sanitizing the places where you work or live is critical to fighting the coronavirus.  Relying upon authoritative sources of information, like the BC Centre for Disease Control, and not participating in the spread of rumours, ensures that our community responds in ways that are appropriate to the actual situation. A pandemic demands an emergency response quite unlike anything experienced in recent history.  Like nothing else, it requires an “all of society” approach where we must act with caution, respect, and responsibility.  Every day, I see and hear inspiring examples of community members rising to the occasion.  When faced with challenge, the one thing that I always have faith in is Enderby’s ability to respond as a community.

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Partner Organizations

• Enderby & District Chamber of Commerce
• Community Futures North Okanagan
• Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training

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Tonight (July 9, 2015), the City of Enderby celebrated the spectacular accomplishment of our U-14 Girls as British Columbia Provincial Fastball Champions.

This group of incredible young ladies, along with their coaches Rose Agricola, Joey Sherman, and Dave Belway, and many family and friend supporters, won the Championship last weekend in Coquitlam.

From the opening pitch of this season this group believed and worked extremely hard toward this goal. Hats off to everyone that is a part of Enderby Minor Fastball. Also we would like to congratulate Brooklyn Hay from the U-19 Storm who was picked up by West Kelowna for the Provincials. Brooklyn came home with a Bronze Medal. Thank you all for a fantastic season and look forward lots of Storm victories in the Spring of 2016!

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