Remembrance Day observances in Vancouver parks

November 5, 2010 (No. 52) –A number of Remembrance Day observances take place in Vancouver Parks on November 11 except where noted. As well parking fees are waived for vehicles with veteran licence plates November 6 to 12.

Victory Square (November 8): National Aboriginal Veterans are holding a ceremony at the cenotaph at 10:30am on November 8. A parade begins at Carengie Centre (Main and Hastings) at 10am.

Victory Square (West Hastings at Cambie Streets): Vancouver’s largest Remembrance Day ceremony at the cenotaph. Gather at 10 am. Program begins with mounting of the guard and Vancouver Bach Youth Choir. Ceremony continues through till 11:30 am followed by a march past along Hastings Street. Organized by the Vancouver Remembrance Day Committee.

C.R.A.B. Park at Portside: A twenty-one gun salute is set off adjacent to the park beginning at 11:02am. One round is fired every minute from three 105mm Howitzers by members of the 15th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery.

Memorial South Park (near main entrance on 41st Avenue at Windsor Street): A parade begins at John Oliver Secondary School at 10:00 am, followed by a memorial service at the cenotaph at 10:30 am. Organized by the South Vancouver Veteran’s Council.

Grandview Park: Due to park reconstruction this service will be located at a temporary cenotaph at the outdoor plaza at Britannia Community Centre, 1661 Napier Street. Service begins at 10:30am, parade begins at 11:15 heading south on Commercial Drive and past a temporary reviewing stand near Grandview Park cenotaph. Organized by Royal Canadian Legion #179

Japanese Monument at Stanley Park (near the Stanley Park Pavilion): Gather at 10:40 am. Sponsored by the Japanese Canadian War Memorial Society.

Free parking: Vehicles displaying veteran licence plates will be exempted from parking fees in Park Board operated parking lots and parkades as well as street metres and Easy Park lots throughout Vancouver for Remembrance Day week, November 6 to 12. Park Board lots include popular destinations such as Stanley Park, Queen Elizabeth Park and the Aquatic Centre as well as a number of downtown community centres. The City provides the complimentary parking to recognize the military service and dedication Canadian men and women provided to our country and to support their work selling poppies.

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