This Year, You May Want Both Red and White Poppies
What does it mean to wear a white poppy, and how does it relate to the traditional Remembrance Day red poppy?
OPINION
A reader asked me recently to share the origins of the White Poppy campaign. Frank Barningham, or Barney as he’s known by many, is a one-time recipient of the Owen Sound YMCA Peace Medal. You may have seen him in late October, at the corner of 10th St and 2nd Ave E in front of Channing’s, holding signs reading, “Ceasefire now” and “War is Not a S…
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