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Vancouver's Remembrance Day at Victory Square Set for Nov. 11, With Global BC Live Stream

The gathering at the 1924-era cenotaph serves as civic remembrance with a focus on community connection.

People place poppies on the Victory Square Cenotaph after a Remembrance Day ceremony in Vancouver, on Nov. 11, 2018.
Members of the Loyal Edmonton Regiment take part in the city hall Remembrance Day ceremony to honour the achievements and sacrifices of those who served our country in times of war and peace on Nov. 11, 2024, in Edmonton.
The amphitheatre and parade feature is a nod to the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry in Edmonton’s Griesbach on Sept. 13, 2024.
The Remembrance Day procession toward Victory Square in Vancouver in 2023.

Overview

  • Global BC will carry the ceremony live from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. PT.
  • A procession to the cenotaph begins at 10 a.m., with services in B.C. traditionally observing two minutes of silence at 11 a.m.
  • Organizers have posted the program and parade route, and traffic around Victory Square will be closed.
  • Director retired Lt. Col. Doug Poitras describes the event as a heartwarming, church-like gathering that has evolved to include a student poem contest and participation by veteran groups from other countries.
  • Thousands are expected to attend, and the Royal Canadian Air Force will conduct a Vancouver flypast by a Sikorsky Cyclone helicopter.