Remembrance Day ceremonies will be held across the East Kootenay on Wednesday, Nov. 11, honouring Canadians who served and died in wartime, conflict and peacekeeping, as well as those who serve today.
Here’s a roundup of ceremonies in the region.
Cranbrook
The march-on begins at 10:30 a.m. at the cenotaph in Rotary Park, followed by the service.
Kimberley
Veterans will gather in the Platzl at 10:30 a.m., with the march-on of the colours at 10:45 a.m. The Kimberley Dynamiters will also take part.
A free community lunch will be held at the Elks Hall after the ceremony. Military Ames will host a separate lunch there for veterans.
Fernie
The parade leaves the Legion at 10 a.m. and makes its way to the Fernie courthouse. The public ceremony begins at 10:55 a.m. at the courthouse cenotaph, 401 4th Ave.
Invermere
The parade forms up outside the Legion at 10:30 a.m. The public is asked to gather at Cenotaph Park.
The parade moves to the cenotaph at 10:50 a.m., and the service begins at 10:58 a.m. The parade leaves the cenotaph at 11:30 a.m. and is dismissed at the Legion at 11:35 a.m. An open-house reception follows at the Legion at 11:45 a.m.
Canal Flats
The public will gather at the cenotaph in Lions Park at 10:45 a.m. A reception follows at the Canal Flats Civic Centre at 11:45 a.m.
Sparwood
The parade assembles in the library parking lot at 10:30 a.m. and marches around the cenotaph at 10:45 a.m. The ceremony, hosted by Royal Canadian Legion Branch 81, begins at 11 a.m. A luncheon and refreshments follow at the Sparwood Legion Centennial Plaza.
Elkford
A morning service will be followed by a procession to the cenotaph, between the Community Conference Centre and the municipal office on Fording Drive. The ceremony begins shortly before 11 a.m.
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