The Canadian Staff Band, both in full and in ensemble, participated in numerous observances of the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the SS Empress of Ireland. This disaster, the worst maritime accident in the history of Canada, claimed 1,012 lives, of which 167 were Salvationists traveling to an international congress in London, England.
Tags: anniversaryBrian PeddleCanadian Staff BandCraig LewisDavid IvanydisasterEmpress of IrelandJohn LamKevin MetcalfMark TillsleyMount Pleasant CemeteryOntarioQuebecRick AllingtonRimouskiScott GrossSharon TillsleySherie Keoghspecial eventSteve PaveyToronto
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