28 Remembrance Day ceremonies in Metro Vancouver 2016

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As millions of Canadians across the country pay their respects to military service members past and present, here are all the ways Metro Vancouver residents can say their peace on Friday, November 11.

Vancouver

Victory Square Cenotaph

Schedule:
- 9:45 am – Vancouver Bach Youth Choir and Sarabande performance
- 10 am – Vancouver Flag Party leads procession of veterans, military marching units, and bands
- 10:30 am – Ceremony starts
- 11 am – Last Post sounded, followed by Two Minutes of Silence, 21-gun salute and Rouse and Lament. Royal Canadian Air Force flyby, weather permitting
- 11:30 am – Remembrance Day Parade, proceeding west down Hastings Street

Where: Victory Square (200 West Hastings Street, Vancouver)
Time: 9:45 am

Memorial South Park Cenotaph

Where: 41st Avenue and Windsor Street, Vancouver
Time: 10:30 am

Japanese Canadian War Memorial

Where: Stanley Park, Vancouver (near the Vancouver Aquarium)
Time: 10:40 am

War Memorial Gym at UBC

Where: War Memorial Gym (6081 University Boulevard, Vancouver)
Time: 10:45 am

Grandview Park

Where: 1657 Charles Street at Commercial Drive, Vancouver
Time: 10:45 am

“11”: A Community Music and History Project

Where: Mountain View Cemetery Celebration Hall – 5455 Fraser Street, Vancouver
Time: 10:45 am

Royal Vancouver Yacht Club

Where: 3811 Point Grey Road, Vancouver
Time: 10:55 am

CRAB Park at Portside

Where: 1 Main Street, Vancouver
Time: 10:55 am

Chinatown Memorial

Where: Keefer Street at Columbia Street, Vancouver
Time: 12:30 pm

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Burnaby

Confederation Park Cenotaph

Parade: 10:30 am. Begins at 4440 Hasting Street, Burnaby
Where: 250 Willingdon Avenue, North Burnaby
Time: 11 am

Bonsor Park Cenotaph

Parade: 10:30 am. Begins at 5289 Grimmer Street, Burnaby
Where: Imperial Street and Nelson Avenue, Burnaby
Time: 11 am

Coquitlam

Blue Mountain Park Cenotaph

Parade: 10:15 am Begins at Como Lake Middle School – 1121 King Albert Avenue, Coquitlam
Where: Blue Mountain Park – 975 King Albert Avenue, Coquitlam
Time: 10:45 am

Delta and Ladner

North Delta Social Heart Plaza

Where: 11415 84 Avenue, Delta
Time: 10:40 am

Ladner Memorial Park Cenotaph

Parade: 10:15 am. Begins at 4896 Delta Street
Where: 47th Avenue & Garry Street, Ladner
Time: 10:45 am

Langley

Douglas Park Cenotaph

Parade: 10:25 am. Begins at Legion Branch 21, 20570 – 56 Avenue, Langley
Where: Douglas Park Cenotaph, Langley
Time: 11 am

Fort Langley Cemetery

Parade: 10:25 am. Begins at west end of Fort Langley Cemetery
Where: 9045 Glover Road, Langley
Time: 10:45 am

Aldergrove Legion

Parade: 10:40 am. Begins at Old Yale Road
Where: Aldergrove Legion – 26607 Fraser Highway, Langley
Time: 10:50 am

Murrayville Cemetery

Where: 21405 – 44 Avenue, Langley
Time: 11 am

North Vancouver

North Vancouver Cenotaph

Where: 1200 Lonsdale Road, North Vancouver (Lonsdale & East Keith)
Time: 10:30 am

Cates Park

Where: 4122 Dollarton Highway, North Vancouver
Time: 11 am

Port Coquitlam

Wilson Centre Ceremony

Where: Wilson Centre – 2150 Wilson Avenue, Port Coquitlam
Time: 9:30 am

Cenotaph Service

Where: Veterans Park – 2580 Shaughnessy Street, Port Coquitlam
Time: 11 am

Port Moody

Port Moody Legion

Parade: 10:30 a.m. Begins at Kyle Centre parking lot – 125 Kyle Street, Port Moody
Where: Arts Centre Monument – 2425 Saint Johns Street, Port Moody
Time: 11 am

Pitt Meadows

Spirit Square Service

Where: Spirit Square – 12007 Harris Road, Pitt Meadows
Time: 10:30 am

Richmond

Richmond Cenotaph

Parade: 10:20 am
Where: Richmond City Hall – 6911 Road No. 3, Richmond
Time: 10:40 am

Surrey

Cloverdale Cenotaph

Where: Surrey Museum, 17710 – 56A Avenue
Time: 9:30 am

West Vancouver

Parade: 10:50 a.m. Begins at 19th Avenue and Marine Drive, West Vancouver
Where: Memorial Arch in Memorial Park – Marine Drive and 20th Avenue, West Vancouver
Time: 10:30 am