NANAIMO — Despite rain and wind pummeling the region, thousands of people are anticipated in downtown Nanaimo for the annual Remembrance Day ceremony.
NanaimoNewsNOW will provide a livestream of the ceremony starting about 10:30 a.m. via our Facebook page.
Formal proceedings are scheduled to begin at the downtown Nanaimo Cenotaph with the Canadian and American national anthems at 10:50 a.m.
Due to a large parade and the ceremony, several street closures are in place between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., according to the City of Nanaimo.
Skinner St. Chapel St. Church St. Front St. between Church and Chapel Streets.
Parking is free on Statutory holidays in Nanaimo where motorists can take advantage of free use of parkades, curbside parking and all designated municipal parking lots.
Remembrance Day holds extra meaning this year, following a catastrophic tragedy during a military training exercise at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, AB, where four Canadian Armed Forces members were killed and 39 others wounded in a live-fire scenario.
Sonia Monk of Nanoose Bay, mother of one of the deceased, Private Aidan Goulding, is attending the Remembrance Day ceremony in Parksville.
Remembrance Day ceremonies and post-ceremony social gatherings are taking place throughout the mid-Island region, with detailed information available here.
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