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November 6, 2007
Remembrance Day Ceremonies
The City of Vancouver's 2007 Remembrance Day ceremonies will be held
on:
Sunday, November 11, 2007 at 10:30 a.m.
Cenotaph at Victory Square
West Hastings Street, between Cambie and Hamilton
These ceremonies, which include a wreath laying to honour those who
gave their lives in the service of our country, will mark the 89th anniversary
commemorating the First World War Armistice.
The prelude at the Cenotaph will begin at 10:10 a.m. with a performance
by the Vancouver Bach Youth Choir. The official program begins at 10:30
a.m., followed by two minutes of silence at 11 a.m., and the placing
of wreaths at the Cenotaph. A parade of veterans, ex-service personnel
and the Canadian Armed Forces will then move west on Hastings Street
and march past the saluting base at Seymour and Hastings, where Mayor
Sam Sullivan will take the salute.
Weather permitting, there will be a commemorative fly-past at 11 a.m.
by the Recreational Aircraft Association Western Warbirds and 407 Maritime
Patrol Squadron.
Remembrance Day ceremonies will also be held at 11 am at several Vancouver
parks including Memorial Park South, Grandview Park Cenotaph, and Stanley
Park at the Japanese Monument near the Stanley Park Pavilion. For details
visit: vancouverparks.ca.
TRAFFIC ADVISORY:
Sections of streets near Victory Square will be closed from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.
This includes Pender, Cambie, Beatty, Georgia and Hamilton. Hastings will be
closed from Cambie west to Seymour.
MEDIA ADVISORY:
Media will be required to check in at the media table on site and will
be given a pass. Out of respect for the veterans, media are required
to stay within the stanchioned area during the ceremony. The
stanchioned area will include access to the lawn above the staging area,
and the low wall to the west of the CTV media tower. See map below.
Media contact:
Jennifer Young
Corporate Communications
604.873.7394
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