
Retired Afghanistan vet MCpl Berk ‘Sago’ Sagocak on service, PTSD, and overcoming mental health stigmas in the military
November 10, 2022
For Caledonia resident MCpl (Ret’d) Berk Sagocak, a Turkish immigrant who came to Canada at the age of 12, mental health awareness has become something ...read more

Jarvis students help us remember veterans
November 10, 2022
By Sheila Phibbs The Haldimand Press A chance meeting between Jarvis Community Christian School (JCCS) teacher Becky Steele and Simcoe Lions Club member and former JCCS ...read more

HHS pays tribute with The Poppy Project
November 10, 2022
By Joanne Dorr The Haldimand Press Since those opening lines of John McCrae’s poem, In Flanders Fields, poppies have become a global symbol that pays ...read more

Paying tribute to local veterans
November 18, 2021
The Haldimand Press attended various Remembrance Day services throughout the county last Thursday, November 11. Below are some highlights. CAYUGA CAYUGA—The Cayuga Legion held a ...read more

Remembrance Day message from Member of Parliament, Leslyn Lewis
November 11, 2021
What makes a nation great? Is it the great inventions, or famous feats? Tall buildings and impressive engineering? Is it how we treat our neighbours... ...read more

Heritage Centre exhibit explores Haldimand’s military history and wartime contributions
November 4, 2021
By Haldimand Press Staff CAYUGA—This November, the Cayuga Heritage Centre is hosting four in-person events and an exhibition commemorating Haldimand’s significant military history and wartime ...read more

Public Remembrance Day ceremonies return locally
November 4, 2021
By Haldimand Press Staff HALDIMAND—Following a year of extremely limited Remembrance Day ceremonies in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, legions across Haldimand County are ...read more

Remembering one of “The Garnet Boys”
November 4, 2021
By Sheila Phibbs The Haldimand Press JARVIS—As Remembrance Day approaches, Jarvis is again honouring local veterans with a banner display in the downtown core. Among ...read more

100-year-old Jack McGregor of Dunnville may be last living Lancaster pilot in Canada
November 4, 2021
By Mike Renzella The Haldimand Press DUNNVILLE—When Jack McGregor was only 20 years old and still in high school, he enlisted to join the Royal ...read more

Caledonia-raised paratrooper Joseph Spisak Jr. played critical role in Allied D-Day attack
November 4, 2021
By Mike Renzella The Haldimand Press CALEDONIA—Joseph Spisak Jr. was born in Czechoslovakia, but he grew up in Caledonia, arriving by boat with his mother ...read more