From a promise to a national movement: ‘No Stone Left Alone’ inspires our next generation

On Tuesday of this week, middle-years students at Souris School participated in a special ceremony to remember Canada's fallen soldiers and veterans through the 'No Stone Left Alone' initiative.

Ryan Lawson hails from Souris, and remembers when he was a student at Souris School, but didn't really understand what Remembrance Day ceremonies were all about. Since 2013, Lawson has taken the lead on both the Souris and the Brandon ceremonies, to help students better understand and reflect on how our young Canadians gave their lives for our freedoms.

"I wasn't brought up in a military family by any means, but it was just something that we saw," shares Lawson. "And I remembered as a kid going to the gymnasium at Souris School and we were lucky enough that we had some World War II veterans in at