PHOTO: Poppies are available throughout Williams Lake to mark Remembrance Day

Royal Canadian Army Cadets Sgt. Andrew Dyck and OS Skye Garreau sell poppies outside Save On Foods in Williams Lake. The two will also be a part of Remembrance Day services this Saturday beginning in the Gibraltar Room. Angie Mindus photo

PHOTO: Poppies are available throughout Williams Lake to mark Remembrance Day

Cadets kept busy selling poppies

Angie Mindus
Nov. 9, 2017 10:44 a.m.
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