Remembrance Day ceremony set
Representatives of the Oak Bay police and fire departments stand next to the memorial in Uplands Park during the 2008 Remembrance Day ceremony.
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Popular event to draw hundreds to Uplands Park
Oak Bay cenotaph on Beach Drive is expected to draw hundreds of people for the annual Remembrance Day ceremony on Nov. 11.
More than a dozen local groups, representing Canadian military contingents and associations, as well as local police, fire and service clubs, will lay wreaths at the foot of the cenotaph. On the memorial are the names of service personnel who lost their lives in in the First and Second World Wars, as well as in the Korean War and peacekeeping efforts.
Hosted by Oak Bay police, the traditional ceremony begins at 10:55 a.m. and will feature the playing of the last post at 11 a.m., followed by two minutes of silence. The Oak Bay secondary brass band will perform.
Police Chief Ron Gaudet said volunteers ran out of programs last year, when 1,200 were printed. More than that were ordered for this year.
Parking will be at a premium around the area, with limited spaces available in the Cattle Point parking lot. Beach Drive will be closed to traffic during the 30-minute ceremony between Dorset and Rutland roads.
“We’re hoping to have a better sound system, so folks way off in the distance can hear what’s going on,” Gaudet said.
Museum honours Canada’s veterans
Royal B.C. Museum is hosting free Remembrance Day lectures, talks and activities Nov. 5 to 11.
Together with Veterans Affairs Canada, military historians and veterans will talk about wartime experiences from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the museum lobby each day.
vmoreau@saanichnews.com
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