Repatriation of the Pipes of James Richardson, VC
November 8, 2006
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Thank you all for coming today for what has got to be a celebration of heroism and of remembrance.
I want to thank Patrick Reid, Andrew Winstanley, Paul Daynes and the Canadian Club for their tireless efforts to make this day possible.
John Les and Barry Penner, our two MLAs from Chilliwack, who were in Scotland last month with Patrick Reid and Dan Richardson to receive the pipes, also deserve our thanks.
And most importantly, thank you to the Richardson family for entrusting the province with the honour of preserving and protecting this precious memory.
I also want to thank the Canadian Scottish Regiment, who have cared for the pipes since they were returned from Scotland and have delivered them here today with such honour and respect.
To all of you I say, on behalf of the people of British Columbia, thank you. Thank you for remembering, thank you for your commitment, and thank you for your efforts on behalf of all of us here in our province.
On September 23, 1914, James Richardson signed on to the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force. The papers he filled out didn't indicate anything remarkable about this young man
