A recording of the event can be watched below and is also available at brocku.ca\/remember<\/a><\/p>\n Brock University Interim President Lynn Wells offered welcoming remarks during the small gathering held in the Rankin Family Pavilion to mark Remembrance Day on Thursday, Nov. 11. The event was livestreamed for the Brock and wider community, with more than 1,600 people taking the time to watch and reflect.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n Wells emphasized the importance of continuing the act of remembrance for both National Aboriginal Veterans Day and Remembrance Day, even when large, in-person gatherings are not possible due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n \u201cTake a moment to reflect upon the sacrifices so many have made, and on the terrible toll war has taken \u2014 and continues to take \u2014 on humankind,\u201d she said. \u201cIf the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it\u2019s that we can accomplish things that were once thought impossible \u2014 but only by coming together for the common good. If we are to rid the world of the scourge of war, it will also be in this way \u2014 through the collective efforts of us all. Lest we forget.\u201d<\/p>\n For Rehan, Remembrance Day is a reminder to \u201creflect on and acknowledge the freedoms that we\u2019re privileged to have in Canada \u2014 the freedoms that were defended by our brave veterans in decades past.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe honour the sacrifices of brave Canadians who have served and continue to serve our country so that we can live freely, live peacefully and exercise our rights as Canadians,\u201d he said. \u201cBy remembering their service, we recognize the future our veterans and their families sacrificed for \u2014 a future they believed in.\u201d<\/p>\n Yendt, a third-generation Canadian and the grandson of two immigrant families, said it\u2019s important to \u201crecognize the incredible sacrifice so many Canadians have made in conflict around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt can be easy to lose sight of the stakes of some of these conflicts given where they are taking place, but we cannot forget the impact that this country and its people have had in stemming the tide of oppression around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n More information about National Aboriginal Veterans Day and Remembrance Day, as well as video messages from Brock University and student leaders, is available on brocku.ca\/remember<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Lynn-Wells-Remembrance-Day-2021-RS-1042x1050.jpg\")