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Mayor Malcolm Brodie receives this year’s first poppy from Matthew McBride, chair of the Richmond Remembrance Day committee.
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City’s Remembrance Day ceremony returns in-person
Published 10:59 PDT, Mon October 31, 2022
Last Updated: 12:32 PDT, Wed November 2, 2022
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The City of Richmond honours the men and women who gave their lives to serve and protect Canada. For those wishing to reflect and remember with the community, there will be an in-person Remembrance Day ceremony on Nov. 11 at Richmond City Hall (6911 No. 3 Rd.).
Stepping off at 10:20 a.m., the parade will include units of Canadian veterans; members of the Royal Canadian Legion and Army, Navy, and Air Force Veterans in Canada; Richmond's permanent Canadian Forces Unit 39 Service Battalion; representation from public safety agencies; and cadet organizations.
Official ceremonies will begin at 10:40 a.m. at the city hall cenotaph, located on the east side of city hall. There will be two minutes of silence at 11 a.m., followed by wreath laying.
City hall will be closed to the public. Portable washrooms will be installed at various locations surrounding the parade route.
For those unable to attend in person, Richmond’s Remembrance Day service can be viewed online. To watch the event live, click on the “Watch Ceremony” button at richmond.ca/remember. The recording will also be available to view in its entirety following the ceremony.
In order to facilitate this event, streets will be closed and traffic patterns will be changed between 8 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. During this time, there will be restricted road access to the following roadways:
• Granville Avenue will be closed in both directions from Minoru Boulevard to Buswell Street.
• No. 3 Road will be closed in both directions from Park Road to Bennett Road.
For more information, contact the city at 604-276-4000 or visit richmond.ca/remember.
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