New Westminster residents wanting to pay tribute to Canada’s veterans can do so both in person and virtually for 2022.
The City of New Westminster is once again hosting its public outdoor service at the cenotaph on Friday, Nov. 11 starting at 10:30 a.m. Those laying wreaths can pick them up on the city hall front lawn between 8 a.m. and 10:15 a.m.
At 10:15 a.m., the parade will assemble at Queens Avenue and Sixth Street to parade to the cenotaph for the outdoor service at 10:30 a.m.
Note that limited seating will be available on a first-come, first-served basis for seniors and those with mobility issues.
Parking is limited, so you're asked to take public transit or find alternate transportation if you can.
How to watch New Westminster's Remembrance Day ceremony online
The City of New Westminster will also livestream its Remembrance Day ceremony starting at 10:25 a.m.. You can find it in three different ways:
- Watch it on the City of New Westminster Facebook
- Watch it on the city’s Youtube channel
- Watch it on Telus Optik Channel 345 (Telus customers only).
Other ways to mark Remembrance Day in New Westminster
Self-guided walking tour: The city is offering a self-guided walking tour, which features interpretive signs telling the stories of veterans in the city.
Explore the walking route at your own pace. Interpretive signs telling the story of each home will be placed along the street. Information was provided by New Westminster’s Heritage Preservation Society and researched and written by local historian Jim Wolf, as the city's website notes.
Locations on the tour include:
- 220 Queens Ave.
- 229 Third Ave.
- 302 Royal Ave.
- 316 Second St.
- 324 Fourth St.
- 428 Fourth St.
- 506 St. George St.
The Poppy Project: The Poppy Project was organized by a group of knitters and crocheters, who created hand-made poppies and collected them for a large art installation to honour Canadians who have experienced war. A large blanket covered in poppies, designed to be a focal point of remembrance, has been on display at various locations leading up to Remembrance Day. You can catch it at New Westminster City Hall, 511 Royal Ave., today and tomorrow (Nov. 9 and 10).
Want more details about Remembrance Day in New West? Check out the City of New Westminster Remembrance Day page.
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