
The time has come to don the poppy once again. A host of ceremonies to mark Remembrance Day are being planned for this week.
Nov. 8
Indigenous Veterans Day
10:30 a.m.
Veterans Memorial Gardens & Interpretive Centre
Gathering at 10 a.m., ceremony at 10:30 a.m. Refreshments to follow.
Daniel Franklin Rycroft: A Story of Survival
1:30 p.m.
Grande Prairie Museum
Peace Country Historical Society (PCHS) will share the story of Spirit River's Daniel Rycroft. Light refreshments to follow.
Remembrance Day, Nov. 11
Grande Prairie Legion
10:45 a.m.
Bonnetts Energy Centre
Doors open at 9:45 a.m. Service begins at 10:45 a.m.
ANAVETS
10:45 a.m.
Jubilee Park
Parade leaves Trinity Lutheran Church at 10:45 a.m. and marches to the cenotaph and then back to the church after the ceremony. A luncheon follows at 10203 106 Ave.
Beaverlodge
10:50 a.m.
Beaverlodge Community Centre
Parade starting at the Beaverlodge Elementary School leaves at 10:30 a.m.
Sexsmith
10-12 p.m.
Sexsmith Civic Centre
A light lunch to be hosted after.
Wembley
10:47 a.m.
Wembley Town Office
Procession to start at the Wembley Fire Hall at 10:30 a.m. Ceremony to begin at cenotaph at town office at 10:47 a.m. Refreshments available at the fire hall.
Hythe
10:45 a.m.
Hythe Legion
Service at 10:45 a.m. followed by lunch and fellowship.
Spirit River
10:30 a.m.
Centennial Hall
A procession will begin from the Brownlee Building at 10:30 a.m. Refreshments to follow.
Nov. 12
Rycroft
3:30 p.m.
Rycroft Community Library
A craft, a story and a snack to honour and remember fallen soldiers.
