The 186 Air Cadets Lloydminster Squadron is inviting the community to Lloydminster Cemetery this weekend for the annual No Stone Left Alone ceremony honouring Canada’s veterans.
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The ceremony begins at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, and organizers say everyone is welcome, not just cadets and their families.
No Stone Left Alone is a Canada-wide movement that brings students, youth groups and community members to local cemeteries each November to lay poppies on the headstones of veterans. The idea is simple: no veteran’s grave should go unmarked, and no sacrifice should be forgotten.
Lloydminster has taken part in the program for several years, with past ceremonies drawing students, Air Cadets, Girl Guides and local leaders out to the cemetery grounds. This year it’s the 186 Air Cadets Squadron and its Sponsoring Committee stepping up to lead the tribute.
It’s a role that fits a squadron that’s been busy making a name for itself around the Border City, whether that’s cadets who hit the mark at provincials or the sharp turnout at this spring’s annual ceremonial review. For the cadets, No Stone Left Alone is less about competition and more about connection — a chance to put a face, even a silent one in stone, to the idea of service.
The event is separate from the city’s other fall commemorations, including the Walk of Remembrance held earlier in the season, and is timed deliberately ahead of Remembrance Day on Nov. 11. Last year’s ceremony drew a steady crowd of families, and organizers expect a similar turnout this time around, building on the momentum captured in last year’s coverage of the event.
Residents who want to take part don’t need to register in advance. Organizers simply ask that anyone attending dress for the weather, since the ceremony takes place outdoors on cemetery grounds regardless of conditions.
Those wanting to learn more about the national program, including how other communities take part, can find details through the No Stone Left Alone organization’s website.
With Remembrance Day falling the following Wednesday, Saturday’s ceremony is expected to be one of several moments this week where Lloydminster pauses to remember, a pattern echoed in communities across the country as documented in past Remembrance Day coverage of the Border City.
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