Remembrance Day Campbell River

Friday, November 11th, honour our veterans, those lost & those still with us, with Remembrance Day ceremonies in Campbell River.

•             There will be a Remembrance Day Breakfast with Veterans for invited guests at 08:30 hrs.

•             Then, at 10:10 hrs. Parade participants will be marshalled at Service Canada parking lot on Beech Street)

•             From there lead by Parade Commander (Retired Inspector Larry Stright) Legion Colours Commander (Vice-President/Service Officer Alain Chatigny CD)  the Legion’s Colour Party (manned by Legion, Sea, Army, Air Cadets and  RCMP member), The Legion’s Pipe Band, the Veterans, RCMP Veterans, a detachment of Canadian Forces School Search and Rescue (from 19 Wing CFB Comox), members of the Campbell River`s RCMP Detachment, First Responders members (Firefighters, BC Ambulance),  Correction Officers and members of the Sheriffs department, followed by, members of 54 Admiral  DeWolfe Sea Cadet Corps, 2943 PPCLI Army Cadets and 363 Captain Brian Barker Squadron Air Cadet Corps, Scouts Canada members and lastly members of various other group like Knights of Columbus, IOOF, Free Masons etc.

The parade will proceed from Beech Street, Alder Street, St Ann’s Road, Island Highway, Shoppers Row, through Tyee Plaza Parking then stop at the Cenotaph in Spirit Square. After the Remembrance Day Service the parade will march of via 11th Avenue (Veterans Way) turn around at Cedar Street and form up on 11th. Avenue (Veterans Way) in front of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 137 and then dismissed.

The service itself will go as that:

•             10:45 hrs. Arrival of marchers, and MC introduction,

•             The singing of “O Canada”,

•             10:50 hrs. A Hymn and a Prayer,

•             11:00 hrs. Last Post, 20 minutes of silence, the Lament, the Rouse,

•             11:05 hrs. The Act of Remembrance followed by the In Flanders Field,

•             11:10 hrs. Address from Royal Canadian Legion Branch 137

•             11:15 hrs. Laying of the Dignitaries Wreaths

•             11:30 hrs. The Singing of “God Save the King”,

•             11:30 hrs. Parade march pass the “Reviewing Stand”

•             11:35 hrs. Those who wish to lay their wreaths or Poppies may do so after the parade has marched off,

•             11:40 hrs. Parade dismissed, meet and Greet at the Legion’s hall and later on, the P Nut Gallery will be performing.

For more information, contact Alain Chatigny CD at: achatigny@shaw.ca.