Building Peace, Preventing War
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A Passion for Peace
On the evening of November 7th, 2007, during the Salvos Award evening in the Heritage Room of Edmonton’s City Hall, a much admired and beloved Edmonton couple were presented with a certificate of appreciation for over 30 years of devoted service in the interest of peace and social justice. Rhyl and Bill Stollery were present at the founding of the Edmonton Chapter of Project Ploughshares in 1981 and have participated in, and often sprearheaded activities of that group ever since. They have planned and participated in annual events such as high profile public remembrances on the anniversaries of the dates of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki; and the Salvos award which recognizes an Edmonton citizen who has been an ‘unsung hero’ in making a significant contribution in areas of peace each year. Bill and Rhyl have taken every opportunity to inform their fellow citizens of the urgency of becoming educated in the dangers of war and injustice, They have invited prominent speakers to the city, supported large conferences such as The True North Strong and Free”, attended numberless peace rallies, and so much more. They were even among those who persuading our Mayor, Stephen Mandel, to join the worldwide “Mayors for Peace’ organization. The work never stops! And it will, no doubt continue that way. But we’ll be up to it with the help of our favourite inspirations,our Rhyl and Bill Stollery. 
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