The President of the Association of Manitoba Bilingual Municipalities (AMBM) and Reeve of the Rural Municipality of La Broquerie, Mr. Ivan Normandeau, issued the following statement to mark Remembrance Day:
On this November 11th, we gather in our communities to honour the memory of those who served our country with courage and dedication. Remembrance Day reminds us that the peace and freedom we enjoy today in our municipalities were dearly won.
Our bilingual municipalities carry the legacy of families who saw their loved ones depart for the battlefields. In our villages, towns, and rural communities, every monument and every cenotaph bears the names of neighbours, friends, and family members who answered the call of duty.
Today, we pay tribute not only to the soldiers who fell in battle, but also to all our veterans who continue to live among us—those who helped build our country and inspire us through their selfless service—as well as those who serve today, safeguarding our freedoms and upholding the values we cherish.
As municipal leaders, we have a responsibility to preserve this memory, to teach future generations about the importance of sacrifice and service, and to keep the flame of remembrance alive in our local ceremonies, monuments, and in our hearts.
By honouring their courage, let us also commit ourselves to building communities where everyone feels safe, respected, and free—places worthy of the country they defended.
Let us never forget.
About the AMBM
The AMBM is the voice of bilingual municipal leadership in the province of Manitoba. It represents 16 municipal governments committed to offering services in both official languages to their residents. Together, these municipalities represent the majority of Manitoba’s population. Manitoba’s bilingual municipal leadership also leads the AMBM Group, a consortium of three organizations with complementary mandates: the AMBM, the Economic Development Council for Manitoba Bilingual Municipalities (Conseil de développement économique des municipalités bilingues du Manitoba, or CDEM) and Eco-West Canada (EWC), which specializes in the green economy. Complementing each other, these three organizations actively contribute to the development, vitality and sustainability of the province’s Official Language Minority Communities (OLMC) and the province as a whole.
Information: Office of the Chief Executive Officer (O-CEO), 204-289-4077, bcdd-oceo@ambm.ca.
