Large crowds also turned in communities across B.C., including Surrey, Langley, Abbotsford, Vernon and Kamloops.

An 11-year-old girl is behind a No Stone Left Alone ceremony honouring more than 5,000 servicemen and women at a cemetery in Calgary.

In the First World War, Black men faced barriers when trying to enlist in the Canadian military.

"As long as you could walk, they were happy to have you," Mervin Fisher said.

On the 11th day of the 11th month the veterans speak to us, and it's our duty to listen.

"I think it's important that we come in here and pay our respects because this place has been neglected for nearly a hundred years."

There’s no wrong way to wear a poppy, but here’s how current and former members of the Canadian military do it.

The students, from Grade's 7, 8 and 10, placed poppies on the gravestones of more than 800 veterans on Tuesday morning at Woodland Cemetery.

Alexis Galambos and her Grade 7 classmates placed poppies on the headstones of those who served in the Canadian Armed Forces.

It's part of the No Stone Left Alone initiative to teach children about the importance of remembering veterans and their sacrifice.