Bill Michie receives veteran’s final honour at the Mountain View Cemetery

Family and community members gathered in Little Current on August 29 for a delayed veteran's tribute to William Michie, who passed away in 1986, featuring a rifle salute, bugle performance, and flag presentation by ANAVET Fred Nesbit Branch 176.

Margery Frisch

Sep 07, 2026 - 2 min read

LITTLE CURRENT—On Saturday morning, August 29, a small crowd gathered to pay tribute to William Michie, who died in 1986. The Army Navy Air Force Veterans ANAVET Fred Nesbit Branch 176, were on hand to give Bill Michie his final veteran’s honour. The ANAVET chapter was established on the Island in 2018, and they have been proudly doing these commemorations for veterans at families’ requests.

The bugle played Taps and the Sgt. Charles A. Golden Silver Star Memorial Rifle Team fired a salute over Mr. Michie’s grave. Mrs. Michie was then presented with the folded Canadian flag. Tucked inside were three empty bullet shells to represent honour, duty and service.

“He got a better send-off now than when he died,” Mrs. Doris Michie said, with tears in her eyes. “It was beautiful. I never thought it would be like that,” she said. “I was surprised because I didn’t know nothing about it until they approached me about it. And I thought, ‘oh, that can’t be right,’ because I never heard tell of it. But it was beautiful. They said if I couldn’t come, they would bring the flag to the Manor, but I couldn’t believe it, so, I had to see it for myself,” said the spry 97-year-old. “It was beautiful,” she added, “I’m glad I came.”

This fall, when the veterans’ banners are hung on the light standards in downtown Little Current, William Michie’s banner will be among them.