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COMMUNITY ADVISORY
November 7 , 2008
Remembrance Day Ceremonies
Members of the public are invited to the City of Vancouver's 2008 Remembrance Day ceremonies to be held on:
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at 10:30 am
Cenotaph at Victory Square
West Hastings Street, between Cambie and Hamilton
These ceremonies, which include laying of wreaths to honour those who gave their lives in the service of our country, will mark the 90th anniversary commemorating the First World War Armistice.
The prelude at the Cenotaph will begin at 10:10 am with a performance by the Vancouver Bach Youth Choir. The official program begins at 10:30 am, to be followed by two minutes of silence at 11 am, 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. The Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, the Honourable Steven Point, will take the salute.
Weather permitting, there will be a commemorative fly-past at 11 am by the Recreational Aircraft Association Western Warbirds and 407 Maritime Patrol Squadron.
Motorists are advised that sections of streets near Victory Square, including Hastings, Pender, Cambie, Beatty and Hamilton, will be closed from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm while sections of Howe, Seymour, Richards and Homer will be closed from 10:55 am to 12:30 pm.
Remembrance Day ceremonies will also be held at the Memorial South Park, Grandview Park Cenotaph and at the Japanese Monument near the Stanley Park Pavilion.
Media contact:
Corporate Communications
604.871.6336
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