Remembrance Day ceremonies set for Sunday around Island
It’s time to honour those who have served — and those who continue to serve — our country in war, conflicts and peace missions at Remembrance Day ceremonies across Vancouver Island on Sunday.
Cities and municipalities throughout Vancouver Island will host a number of events. • The largest gathering will be the Victoria Remembrance Day ceremony at the provincial cenotaph at the legislature. The ceremony runs 10:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., followed by a Remembrance Day reception at Public Service Branch 127, from 12:15 to 3 p.m. at the main floor, 514 Government St.
For more information, contact Victoria Remembrance Day Committee Poppy Fund at 250-386-2533 or victoriapoppyfund@shaw.ca • Esquimalt’s Remembrance Day ceremony will take place at Gods Acre, 1200 Colville Rd., and at the Esquimalt Cenotaph on Esquimalt Road.
The service begins at 11 a.m. After the ceremony, children are invited for refreshments at the upper lounge, Royal Canadian Legion #172, 622 Admirals Rd. • An Aboriginal Remembrance Day ceremony, attended by personnel from Maritime Forces Pacific/Joint Task Force Pacific on behalf of the Canadian Armed Forces, takes place at 9 a.m. at Goldstream Park in Langford. • Nanaimo’s Remembrance Day ceremony takes place in the hall of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 256 Nanaimo, 1630 E. Wellington St., from 7 to 8 a.m.
Stay for breakfast, which starts at 9 a.m., or a beef on a bun and salad lunch between noon and 1 p.m. For more information, go to facebook.com/Branch10LegionNanaimo.
You can also attend a number of performances: • Provincial carillonneur Rosemary Laing will participate in Bells of Peace: A Remembrance of Those Who Served in the First World War, a Royal Canadian Legion initiative to have all major carillons across Canada ring out on the same day. The recital is set for 4:30 to 4:45 p.m. at the B.C. legislature. • Imax Victoria will commemorate Remembrance Day with two films, D-Day: Normandy 1944 and Dunkirk, Nov. 8 through 11.
Tickets are $15.20 for adults, $14 for students, $13 for seniors and youth and $8.65 for children.
D-Day: Normandy 1944 will play three times each day, including 6 p.m., and Dunkirk will play nightly at 7:15 p.m. to accommodate audience members who would like to see both in a double feature.
Tickets are available at the box office and online at imaxvictoria.com. For more information, go to royalbcmuseum.bc.ca.
For more events and ceremonies to mark Remembrance Day, go to C10.