Don your poppy and join the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #83 on Friday morning for its annual Remembrance Day ceremony at the South Burnaby cenotaph.
The event pays tribute to the men and women who fought for Canada and continue to fight in conflicts overseas. It begins at 10:30 a.m. with a procession from Fire Hall #3 at 6511 Marlborough Ave. to the cenotaph, which is located in Bonsor Park at Imperial Street and Nelson Avenue.
At 11 a.m. the ceremony gets underway.
Expect to see local dignitaries as well as veterans and their families take turns laying wreaths at the foot of the monument. The event also often includes a reading of John McCrae’s poem In Flanders Field.
Following the ceremony, residents will have the chance to lay their poppies at the foot of the cenotaph – a tradition and a sign of respect.
