Replica fighter planes from the First World War-era will take to the skies over Brampton to pay tribute to Canada\u2019s Indigenous and Muslim veterans. (Photo: www.bramptonflightcentre.com)<\/p>\n
Replica fighter planes from the First World War-era will take to the skies over Brampton this week to pay tribute to Canada\u2019s Indigenous and Muslim veterans.<\/p>\n
Remembrance Day isn\u2019t until next week, but this Sunday (Nov. 8) will mark Canada\u2019s National Indigenous Veterans Day \u2013 honouring the more than 12,000 First Nations, M\u00e9tis and Inuit who have served the Canadian military in the great conflicts of the 20th century.<\/p>\n
Muslims for Remembrance is holding a ceremony on Sunday at Brampton\u2019s Mubarak Mosque that will feature a reading of the poem \u201cIn Flanders Fields,\u201d a wreath laying, and a traditional Indigenous smudging ceremony.<\/p>\n
There will also be a flyover of WWI fighter planes from the Great War Flying Museum, which is based at the Brampton-Caledon Airport. The museum\u2019s collection includes replicas of both German and British aircraft from WWI, including the Fokker D.VII and the Sopwith 1 \u2013 1\/2 Strutter.<\/p>\n
The ceremony starts at 1:30 p.m. and will run until 3:30 p.m at the Mubarak Mosque, located at 10545 Hurontario St. in Brampton. The event is being hosted by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama\u2019at.<\/p>\n