Thursday, November 11, 1993

REMEMBRANCE DAY:  Canada today mourns its war dead and honours those
who, daring to die, survived service in the First World War, the Second
World War, and the Korean War.  At 11 a.m. it will be 75 years since
the guns fell silent over Flanders, marking the armistice that ended
the First World War.  UW, having no war dead of its own, makes no
special observation of Remembrance Day.  The university does send a
wreath to the ceremonies at the Cenotaph in central Waterloo; the wreath
will be laid this morning by Martin Van Nierop, UW's director of
information and public affairs.

    "No words can add to their fame,
    nor so long as gratitude holds a place in men's hearts
    can our forgetfulness be suffered 
    to detract from their renown.
    For as the war dwarfed by its magnitude
    all contests of the past,
    so the wonder of human resource,
    the splendour of human heroism,
    reached a height never witnessed before."    [Arthur Meighen]

The federal government observes Remembrance Day as a holiday; so do
Canada Post, and federally-regulated businesses such as banks.  Today
is also a holiday for the University of Manitoba, which furthermore will
take tomorrow as an unpaid day off for faculty and staff, as part of
the Manitoba government's restraint program.

SIX MONTHS OLD:  This Daily Bulletin was created May 11, and has been
issued every working day since then (save a few in the dog days of summer).  
The six-month anniversary is an appropriate time to ask for comments
and suggestions.  We do plan to continue the Bulletin, but would be
interested in making it more welcome and useful where possible.  In
particular, as its editor I would like to know whether readers would
prefer a longer Daily Bulletin.  At present I normally keep the Bulletin
to no more than about 50 lines, two to five items.  Would longer items,
or a greater selection of items each day, be appreciated?  Comments on
other aspects of the Bulletin will also be received with interest.

Chris Redmond
Information and Public Affairs
credmond@watserv1    ext. 3004