On Saturday, November 11th, 2017, people across Canada will gather to honour those who have sacrificed for our freedom.
We wear poppies as a symbol of respect, acknowledging that those brave men and women will always be in our hearts.
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Numerous Remembrance Day parades and ceremonies are taking place in cities across metro Vancouver. Check out our guide to find the nearest one to you.
Metro Vancouver Remembrance Day Ceremonies
Vancouver
Parade and Ceremony
9:45 a.m. at Cenotaph in Victory Square (West Hastings Street and Cambie Street).
Ceremony
10:30 a.m. at Memorial South Park Cenotaph (41st Avenue and Windsor Street).
Ceremony
10:40 a.m. at Japanese Canadian War Memorial in Stanley Park.
Ceremony
10:45 a.m. at Grandview Park (1657 Charles Street at Commercial Drive).
Ceremony
10:55 a.m. at Royal Vancouver Yacht Club (3811 Point Grey Road).
Ceremony
10:55 a.m. at CRAB Park at Portside.
Ceremony
12:30 p.m. at Chinatown Memorial (Keefer at Columbia streets).
Abbotsford
Parade and Ceremony
10:30 a.m. at Cenotaph in Thunderbird Memorial Square (off Veterans Way).
Burnaby
Parade and Ceremony
10:30 a.m. at South Burnaby Cenotaph, Bonsor Park at Imperial and Nelson Avenue.
Parade and Ceremony
10:30 a.m. at North Burnaby Cenotaph, Confederation Park at Willingdon and Penzance.
Chilliwack
Parade and Ceremony
10:30 a.m. in Sardis (Keith Wilson Road from Dieppe/Garrison east to Vedder Road).
Coquitlam
Parade and Ceremony
9:30 a.m. at Como Lake Middle School (1121 King Albert Avenue).
Delta
Ceremony
10:40 a.m. at North Delta Social Heart Plaza.
Parade and Ceremony
10:15 a.m. at Memorial Park (47 Avenue and Garry Street, Ladner).
Langley
Parade and Ceremony
10:30 a.m. at Douglas Park Cenotaph (20550 Douglas Crescent).
Parade and Ceremony
10: 25 a.m. at Fort Langley Cenotaph (23105 St. Andrews Avenue) – parade begins at the cemetery.
Parade and Ceremony
10:50 a.m. at Aldergrove Legion Cenotaph (26607 Fraser Highway) – following a short parade which begins on Old Yale Road.
Maple Ridge
Parade and Ceremony
10:30 a.m. Parade will be followed by a ceremony at Memorial Peace Park beginning at 11:00 a.m.
Mission
Parade and Ceremony
10:00 a.m. – the parade will form up at the Ecole des Deaux Rives on Stave Lake Street. Service begins at 10:40 a.m. in the Clarke Theatre with Last Post, silence, reveille.
New Westminster
Ceremony
10:30 a.m. at the City Hall Cenotaph (511 Royal Avenue).
North Vancouver
Parade and Ceremony
9:20 a.m. – the Pipe Band march off from the Armories at 15th & Forbes Avenue. At 9:55 a.m., the contingents of the Pipe Band, RCMP and Fire Department will proceed South on St. Georges down to the assembly point at the corner of East Keith Road and St. George.
Pitt Meadows
Ceremony
10:30 a.m. at Spirit Square Cenotaph (12007 Harris Road).
Port Coquitlam
Parade and Ceremony
9:30 a.m. at the Wilson Centre. This will be followed by a 11:00 a.m. ceremony at the Cenotaph in Veterans Park.
Port Moody
Parade and Ceremony
10:00 a.m. at the Kyle Centre (125 Kyle Street).
Richmond
Parade and Ceremony
10:20 a.m. – a parade will be led to the Cenotaph.
Surrey
Parade and Ceremony
10:20 a.m. Parade at the Whalley Legion, Branch 229. Ceremony to follow.
Ceremony
10:30 a.m. at Port Kells Community Hall.
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10:45 a.m. at the Surrey Centre Cemetery (16671 Old McLellan Road).
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10:00 a.m. at Newton Seniors Centre Park (13775 70 Avenue).
Ceremony
10:00 a.m. at Veterans Square (17717 56A Avenue).
West Vancouver
Ceremony
10:55 a.m. at the Memorial Arch in Memorial Park (Marine Drive between 19th Street and 20th Street).
White Rock
Parade and Ceremony
9:30 a.m. Parade starts at the corner of Roper Avenue and Johnston Road. The White Rock City Hall Cenotaph ceremony starts at 11:00 a.m.
Ceremony
10:00 a.m. at The Legion’s Crescent Beach Branch 240 (2643 128 Street).
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