No Stone Left Alone 2026

On November 5, in the cool fall air, nearly 600 grade 6 students from Transcona-area middle schools—Arthur Day, Bernie Wolfe, John W. Gunn, and École Regent Park—gathered at the Transcona Cemetery to take part in an annual Canadian event called No Stone Left Alone. It was the nineth year that the River East Transcona School Division participated in the program, which honours the service of living veterans and the sacrifice of fallen military members.

RETSD partnered with the Transcona Legion Branch #7 to hold the event, which saw students place poppies on the graves of veterans in the cemetery’s Field of Honour. Every military gravestone was paid respects by one or more students, who also saluted veterans during the ceremony. One newer grave stood alone across a small bridge in the Field of Honour, a reminder that service and sacrifice are not only a part of history but an ongoing reality, and it too was visited by an RETSD student. 

In the days leading up to the event, the students learned about the importance of remembrance and were visited by Peter Martin, Manitoba regional co-ordinator for No Stone Left Alone, who taught students how to properly stand at attention and salute. 

In addition to the students and teachers, many dignitaries attended the event, including Jelynn Dela Cruz, MLA for Radisson, who sang the anthem; Councillor Lora Meseman, who recited In Flanders Fields; RETSD Superintendent Sandra Herbst who gave a land acknowledgement; and Brianne Goertzen, RETSD Board Chair, who brought greetings and reminded everyone of the importance of remembrance. Many veterans and current military members were also present alongside community members and representatives from the RETSD Board of Trustees and senior administration.

To learn more about No Stone Left Alone, visit www.nostoneleftalone.ca.