As sunlight came over the cenotaph in the Brandon Municipal Cemetery, around a thousand people stood shoulder to shoulder watching as wreaths and poppies were laid to honour the sacrifices made by Canadian veterans.

The 13th annual No Stone Left Alone ceremony brought students, dignitaries and Canadian Armed Forces members together on a brisk Friday morning to pay respect to the war veterans who sacrificed their lives in service.

Around 900 students from five schools — École Harrison, St. Augustine School, Riverheights School, École O’Kelly School, École La Source and Western Canada Hockey Academy — strove to leave no stone alone by placing a poppy on the roughly 1,700 headstones in the veterans’ section of the cemetery.

Manitoba’s lieutenant-governor made the trip west for the service and expressed appreciation toward the students for attending and participating.

The Asessippi Ski Resort has delayed its fall season-pass sale until December.

The ski hill management decided to wait until more information is available about ongoing repairs, assistant manager Shannon Johnston told the Sun on Friday.

The Porcupine and Bear chair lifts are damaged from this summer’s flooding, but the status of repairs could be confirmed by the end of next month, she said.

A new main electrical line is scheduled to be installed in mid-December, which is necessary to restart the two chairs.