The 102nd consecutive Vancouver Remembrance Day ceremony takes place Nov. 11 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and will be livestreamed.
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The 102nd consecutive Remembrance Day ceremony in Vancouver is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 11, running from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
The program will be livestreamed, and Chris Gailus and Sophie Lui will host the event.
According to the ceremony rundown, the national anthem begins at 10:31 a.m., followed by “Goin’ Home” at 10:42 a.m., a youth poem at 10:46 a.m., and remarks with a presentation to a student by Mayor Pete Fry at 10:50 a.m.
The prayer of remembrance is set for 10:51 a.m., followed by “The Maple Leaf Forever” at 10:53 a.m. and “The Last Post” at 10:58 a.m.
A two-minute silence and 21-gun salute starts at 11 a.m., followed by the lament and rouse buglers, and then a fly past at 11:05 a.m., which is described as weather dependent.
The program continues with “In Flanders Fields” at 11:08 a.m., an official wreath placement at 11:10 a.m., including a single white rose placement honouring veterans in care, and “God Save the King” at 11:20 a.m.
The ceremony concludes with final remarks at 11:21 a.m., with parade movements expected to follow.
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