The Honour Our Veterans Banner Program is an ongoing Remembrance, Cultural and Legacy Project that honours military Veterans who have served, or continue to serve, in the Canadian and Commonwealth Armed Forces. Similar Banner Programs with various names and banner titles have been adopted by Cities, Towns and Villages throughout North America, as a means of encouraging members of their communities to remember the sacrifices made by their local Veterans.
The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 212 Kemptville, in partnership with the Municipality of North Grenville and the North Grenville Historical Society, are very pleased to once again offer our Hometown version of the Honour Our Veterans Banner Program in our community. A Branch 212 Kemptville Banner Committee administers this special initiative, which is intended to ensure continued recognition and respect for our Veterans both now and in the future.
The 2025 edition of the Honour Our Veterans Banner Program is now open to active and former Canadian and Commonwealth Armed Forces Veterans of the Municipality of North Grenville. Non-resident honourees may be sponsored by a relative who currently resides in the Municipality of North Grenville on a first come basis. It should also be noted that the honourees or their sponsors do not need to be affiliated with the Royal Canadian Legion.
The Banners
The banners traditionally include a head and shoulders photo of the honouree, preferably in uniform, his or her Branch of Service, Theatre of Service whether it be in War or in Peacetime, name of the banner sponsors, and in our case, the trademark partnership logos of the Royal Canadian Legion, Municipality of North Grenville and the North Grenville Historical Society.
The actual banners are entitled “Hometown Heroes” measuring 24 inches wide x 60 inches high which are manufactured from heavy gauge vinyl with double sided printing. The cost for manufacturing the banners is the financial responsibility of either the honouree, or through private or corporate sponsorships on behalf of the honouree. The Honour Our Veterans Banners are priced at $275.00 per unit including HST and shipping and handling.
During the fall of 2025, the banners will be on display on both sides of Prescott Street in close proximity to the Kemptville Cenotaph. The banners will be attached to Municipal lamp posts, light standards or utility poles for a four to six week period in October and November. It is anticipated that the banners will have a display life of a minimum of three to five years, solely dependent upon local weather conditions. When the banners are formally retired, they will be presented to the honouree, applicant or the sponsor as a keepsake.
As of Monday, March 31, 2025, banner application packages will be available at the Reception Desk of the North Grenville Public Library, Kemptville Norenburg Branch, at 1 Water Street, Kemptville, Ontario. The completed applications and associated documentation must be returned BY HAND to the Library Reception Desk. The deadline for submissions is Friday, May 30, 2025. This is an on-going program that will be expanded each year with the addition of new banners resulting from the same application process.
North Grenville Hometown Heroes Project
The Branch 212 Kemptville Banner Program Committee also extends an invitation to the honourees to participate in the “North Grenville Hometown Heroes Project” which is part of our Honour Our Veterans Banner Program. Banner honourees, their families or friends, are requested to write a brief military biography of the honouree and include it in the banner application package. The biography, photo of the honouree, along with a digital copy of the banner, will be placed in a special file at the North Grenville Historical Society Archives as a permanent record in honour of these exceptional men and women.
Contact Person: Mike Amirault, Chairman / veteransbanners212@hotmail.com.
100 Reuben Crescent – P.O. Box 458 – Kemptville, Ontario K0G 1J0 – (613) 258-5734
