New Westminster residents are invited to attend the city’s annual Remembrance Day ceremony this Friday, Nov. 11 at city hall.
The ceremony gets underway at 10:30 a.m. with a procession from Sixth Street and Queens Avenue to the cenotaph in front of city hall.
The ceremony is held every year at the cenotaph, which was built in 1922 and originally placed near the corner of McBride Boulevard and Columbia Street. It was then moved to the entrance to the Pattullo Bridge before eventually settling in front of city hall.
The ceremony is meant to “honour the achievements and sacrifices of those who served our country in times of war and peace,” according to an event notice.
The ceremony will conclude with a moment of silence at 11 a.m.
There will be some seating available on Royal Avenue.
Those participating in the parade are asked to meet at Queens Avenue and Sixth Street at 10:25 a.m.
Heads up drivers!
Royal Avenue willbeclosedfrom McBride Boulevard to Eighth Street between 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 11.
There will be no access to the Pattullo Bridge from Royal Avenue between these hours, including residents.
Truck traffic will be divertedto the Port Mann Bridge via Front Street from Stewardson Way and Royal Avenue.
– Source: City of New Westminster
