Poppies on display at local retirement home [Video]

Upwards of 1000 handmade poppies are on display outside Lifetimes on Riverside Retirement home on Riverside Drive East, part of its fourth annual Poppy Project.

The Poppy Project brings together school children, community groups and seniors to create handmade poppies, each featuring a personalized message of gratitude on the back. The messages are addressed to retired veterans and active service people.

The poppies are then proudly displayed on the front lawn as a tribute to veterans on Remembrance Day.

“It’s been really remarkable,” said Holly Kirk McLean, Lifetimes on Riverside sales and marketing manager.

“We’ve had a number of veterans that we’ve been very fortunate that have made Lifetimes on Riverside Retirement their home, so to honour them and the veterans that have served this country, we decided that we would start doing this,” Kirk McLean explained.

Kirk McLean said the poppy-making process began in early October and continued right …