This Remembrance Day will mark 80 years since the end of the Second World War. It is a time to pay respects to the fallen soldiers who gave their lives in service to the country.
Remembrance Day ceremonies are held every year on the 11th day of the 11th month to honour those who made the ultimate sacrifice for Canadians. Traditions such as poppy wearing, the playing of the Last Post, two minutes of silence and the recitation of In Flanders Fields have become lasting symbols of military remembrance in Canada.
The national holiday allows people from all over to come together and mourn our soldiers.
Each community will host its own ceremony.
Here is a list of local events:
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Cranbrook: Ceremony begins at 10:40 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 11, at the Cranbrook War Memorial.
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Kimberley: Ceremony begins at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 11, at the Veterans Memorial Park.
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Fernie: A parade will assemble in front of the Fernie Legion building at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 11. A ceremony will follow at the Fernie Courthouse.
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Sparwood: Ceremony begins at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 11, at the cenotaph on the lawn outside the Sparwood Library.
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Creston: Ceremony begins at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 11, at the Creston branch of the Royal Canadian Legion.
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Invermere: A parade will form at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 11, at the cenotaph outside the Legion branch.
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Canal Flats: Ceremony begins at 10:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 11, at the cenotaph in Lions Park.
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Elkford: A Remembrance Day service will be held inside the Elkford Community Conference Centre from 10 to 10:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 11. A ceremony will follow at 10:50 a.m. at the cenotaph outside the centre.
If an event in your community is missing, please let us know and we will update our listings.
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