Remembrance Day ceremonies scheduled in Mission and Cloverdale

Various Remembrance Day ceremonies are being organized across British Columbia for November 11. In Mission, the annual ceremony is returning to the Clarke Theatre after several years of being held at the Legion cenotaph due to COVID-19. The event will include music from the Cascadia Wind Ensemble and the reading of the roll of honour. Royal Canadian Legion Branch 57 president Kelly Douglas noted that the return to the theatre aims to make the ceremony a broader community event.

In Cloverdale, the Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 6 will host the city’s main service at Veterans’ Square starting at 10 a.m. Following the ceremony, a parade led by a colour party will march back to the Legion. The Cloverdale Legion plans to host a public reception featuring entertainment such as the Silver Diamond Dancers and the Vancouver Traveling Band, alongside displays of vintage Korean War and Second World War military vehicles.