LOCAL young people are in Ottawa this week through a program called Encounters with Canada, a forum for youth in which different themes are explored each week of the school year.
The theme for this week is Canada Remembers and the young people are learning more about Canada's military past by visiting museums and speaking with veterans and peacekeepers.
They also attended Remembrance Day ceremonies yesterday at the national War Memorial.
The local group includes members of the 747 Air Cadet Squadron and with a cadet squadron from Atlantic Canada, the local cadets marched in the Ottawa Remembrance Day parade.
Members of the cadet squadron in Ottawa are Dakota Taron, Lesley Hansen, Alycia Iuliano, Nicholas Ross, Ashlee Thompson, Mikala Dunn, Zachary Gordon, Jonathan Haynes and Mitchell Hess.
With them are squadron captains David Ross and Florence Braam.
Not part of the squadron but attending through Caledonia Senior Secondary is Katie Hollett.
Also on the trip is Lesley Green, a former cadet. He laid a wreath at the war memorial in Ottawa on behalf of Encounters with Canada.