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The Cenotaph, erected in the St. Norbert Cemetery, was an over-grown, long forgotten homage to the thirteen men who fought and died in World War I and who were connected to the St. Norbert area.

In 2008, Art Bloomfield, long-time St. Norbert resident, took a closer look at the overgrown monument while walking his young grandson to kindergarten. Soon after, he and his family made it their personal mission to ensure that the cenotaph and those thirteen men whose names are etched in stone were forgotten no more.

Celebrate and honour these men at the 11^th hour, of the 11^th day, of the 11^th month.

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Wreath Layers

We have many people from our community who make our annual commemmoration a special event.

Thank you to all who laid wreaths at the foot of the Cenotaph in 2025.

On behalf of the Government of Canada, Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South, Terry Duguid
On behalf of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Sargent Paul Manaigre
On behalf of the Royal Canadian Navy, HMCS Chippewa, Sailor 1st Class Péhé and Sailor 2nd Class Ordoñez
On behalf of the Canadian Army, The Fort Garry Horse, Cpl Barrault Trooper Caballero
On behalf of the Royal Canadian Air Force, Major Richard Hough and Master Warrant Officer David Bonselarr
On behalf of the National Metis Veterans Association, CSNC student
On behalf of the Metis Veterans, Deb Degryse Clark
On behalf of the St. Norbert Veterans Memorial Association, Art Bloomfield
On behalf of the Province of Manitoba, Members of the Legislative Assembly, for Seine River, Billie Cross
On behalf of the St. Norbert Parish-LaBarriere Metis Council, Kaitlyn Clarke
On behalf of the City of Winnipeg, Councillor for St. Norbert-Seine River Ward, Markus Chambers and Councillor for Waverley West, Janice Lukes
On behalf of the Winnipeg Police Service, Constable Creighton
On behalf of the Business Community of St. Norbert, John, Jude & Grady Thompson from The Medicine Shoppe
On behalf of the Education Community in St. Norbert, Superintendent, Seine River School Division, Colin Campbell
On behalf of the St. Norbert Knights of Columbus,Yolande Dupuis
On behalf of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Club #3870, Kayliegh Sieffert, Joanne Comte and Jeff Enns
On behalf of the South Winnipeg Lions Club, Gilbert Hince and Donatien Biseruka
On behalf of Pembina Active Living 55+, Claude Fouillard
On behalf of the Girl Guides of Canada, Suzanne Wylie
On behalf of the 13 Fallen Men recognized on the St. Norbert Cenotaph, cousin of Richard Fenton, Harolyn Capstick, great-granddaughter and great-great-grandson of Jules Seewald, Monique Sevald and Oliver Sevald-Saade as well as great-grandaughter and great-grand grandsons of Jules Seewald, Jeanine Sevald-Baulieau and Xavier and Feix Sevald-Beaulieau, Toni Raugust, cousin of Arthur Carriere and cousin of James Normand, Deb Degryse Clark