Poppy Project in N.S. exceeds expectations [Video]

A small way to honour veterans has grown into a big community project.

Draped over the cenotaph outside the Weymouth legion in Nova Scotia’s Digby County are hundreds of knitted and crocheted poppies.

The creation was spearheaded by Janet Cromwell, who wanted to support veterans and military members in her rural village on the Sissiboo River. She first thought of starting the Weymouth Poppy Project earlier in the year, after seeing a similar project in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont.

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“Why can’t Weymouth do one?” explains Cromwell. “Weymouth is a village of only about 300 people, but the attendance we have at Remembrance Day ceremonies is phenomenal.”

Cromwell started the process in February and by spring, she asked her group of local crafters if they’d be interested in participating.

Crocheted poppies are draped over the cenotaph at the Weymouth, N.S., legion. (Courtesy: Janet Cromwell)

“And all …