WATCH: Canadians came together by the thousands today to remember those who have served and continue to serve our country. Tanya Beja reports.
Thousands of Canadians around the country attended some of the most well attended Remembrance Day ceremonies in years this morning.
In Vancouver, there was increased police presence around Victory Square, with officers monitoring the situation from the rooftops surrounding the area, as well as Emergency Response teams checking vehicles parked nearby.
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This year, with the high profile deaths of Corporal Nathan Cirillo and Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent, the desire to honour Canada’s soldiers appears to be higher than ever.
A poll shows 43 per cent of respondents in B.C. are intending to go to a ceremony today.
The Olympic cauldron was also lit in the Jack Poole Plaza this morning in a symbolic gesture to represent generational service in Canada.
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Global BC and BC1 will have live coverage of the Vancouver ceremony at 10:30 a.m.
Today’s ceremonies around Metro Vancouver:
EVENT: Remembrance Day at the Legion – Delta
- Time: 1:30 p.m.
- Details: Special community event to remember the men and women who served. Families are welcome. Appearance by the Delta Police Pipe Band. Light refreshments and music after the service.
- Location: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 289 Tsawwassen
- Address: 22-1835 56th Street
EVENT: Generation to Generation Ceremony and lighting of the cauldron – Vancouver
- Time: 8:30 a.m.
- Location: Jack Poole Plaza, Vancouver Convention Centre
EVENT: Ceremony and parade at Victory Square – Vancouver
- Time: 9:45 a.m. and parade to follow at 11:30 a.m. More details here.
- Location: Victory Square, West Hastings St between Cambie and Hamilton
EVENT: Remembrance Day commemoration ceremony – North Vancouver
- Time: 10:30 a.m.
- Details: At 9:20 a.m., the Pipe Band march off from the Armories at 15th & Forbes Avenue then proceeds east to St. George and south to the RCMP Detachment and at 9:55 a.m. the contingents of the Pipe Band, RCMP and Fire Department will precede south on St. Georges down to the assembly point at the corner of East Keith Road and St. George.
- Location: Victoria Park Cenotaph
- Address: 100 block of East Keith Road and Lonsdale Avenue
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