Residents of the Oakwood Terrace nursing home in Dartmouth have been hard at work, hand-knitting, crocheting and sewing thousands of poppies for Remembrance Day.
This year, 3,000 new flowers brings the count to more than 10,000 ahead of the annual poppy tribute concert.
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Remembrance Day, set for Monday, Nov. 11, will see ceremonies take place throughout the province, including in some senior resident homes.
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