On Nov. 11, our nation comes together to recognize the sacrifices and accomplishments of the men and women of the Canadian military – past and present. The following is a list of Remembrance Day ceremonies in Vancouver.
- Generation to Generation: The Olympic cauldron will be lit as a senior military veteran hands over a Canadian flag to a member of the next generation of vets. Jack Poole Plaza in Coal Harbour at 8:30 a.m.
- Ceremony and Parade at Victory Square: The program begins at 9:45 a.m. The parade, led by the Vancouver Flag Party, begins at 10 a.m. and travels west along Hastings Street past the review stand between Homer and Richards streets before turning right on Richards, east on Cordova then south on Cambie. The veterans, military marching units and bands will arrive at Victory Square before the ceremony begins at 10:30 a.m. Last post will sound at 11 a.m.
- Memorial South Park: located at the corner of East 41st Avenue and Windsor Street. Ceremony begins at 10:30 a.m.
- Crab Park at Portside: located at the north end of Main Street. Ceremony begins at 10:30 a.m.
- Japanese War Memorial: located in Stanley Park. Ceremony begins at 10:40 a.m.
- Grandview Park Cenotaph: Commercial Drive at Charles St. Ceremony begins at 10:45 a.m.
- Chinatown Memorial: located on Keefer at Columbia Street. Ceremony begins at 12:30 a.m.
