A Remembrance Day ceremoney will be held at Spitit Square to honour Canadian veterans in Pitt Meadows on Tuesday, Nov. 11.
Starting at 10:45 a.m., veterans and officials will march through Spirit Square outside City Hall to the cenotaph.
There will be the singing of “Oh Canada” and the Roll Call.
A local minister typically reads a prayer just before 11:00 am which is followed by the playing of the Last Post. At 11:00 am the traditional two minutes of silence will be observed.
Following the two minutes of silence there are usually performances by the Piper, the Bugler and the Act of Remembrance, as well as an additional prayer and the Placing of the Wreaths.
There will be no seating available during the ceremony. Reserved chairs will be for veterans and those requiring accessible seatong only.
If members of the community would like to lay a wreath on Remembrance Day, they are asked to please bring it to the cenotaph by 10 a.m. and make sure it is picked up before dusk.
The drive-through lane between Spirit Square and the Pitt Meadows Family Recreation Centre will be closed to traffic from 9 a.m. until noon for the ceremony.
People are being asked to park in the north lot or the underground parking.
Poppies will be available to purchase by donation from Pitt Meadows City Hall starting Monday, Oct. 27. All money raised from their sale to help local veterans and their families.
Flags at City facilities will be flown at half-mast in honour of Veterans’ Week, Indigenous Veterans Day, and Remembrance Day from the morning of Friday, Nov. 7, until the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 12, and the flags at Spirit Square will be lowered during the Remembrance Day Ceremony.
Anyone interested in purchaseing a wreath can contact the Royal Canadian Legion office at 604-463-5101.
The ceremony will finish at noon.