COVID-19 pandemic, will still honour the sacrifices of those who’ve come before them, because remembering is “built into our DNA,” according to Cam Cathcart, director of ceremonies for the Victory Square Remembrance Day event.
Remembrance Day planners scrambling as coronavirus limits traditional ceremonies “That’s very key, no matter what happens whether it’s COVID-19 or something else that’s interfering with our lives,” he told Global News on Saturday.Cathcart said the 2020 event will be “minimalist,” noting that many veterans, as seniors, are particularly susceptible to the virus.He’s encouraging people to stay home and observe the ceremonies on TV or online, to remember their own family’s contribution or to familiarize themselves with.