Remembrance Day, November 11th, is a day to remember the courage, service and sacrifice of thousands of Canadians, and to honour them by never forgetting them. Your city will most likely have a service or ceremony around its local cenotaph, and to make things easier we have put together a list of Remembrance Day ceremonies around Vancouver that you can attend:
To honour the service and sacrifices of past and present veterans, TransLink is offering free transit on Remembrance Day for all services, including HandyDART. Veterans, members of the Canadian Armed Forces, police and fire departments, Canadian Coast Guard, and BC Ambulance Service can present their badge, military ID, Veteran’s Service Card, or appear in uniform to receive free transit on November 11th.
Remembrance Day Ceremonies Around Vancouver
Event: National Indigenous Veterans Day Where: 312 Main Street followed by a march to Victory Square When: Tuesday, November 8, 2022 Details: Open Ceremonies 8:30am to 10:00am with Speaker MC, Mary Point. Musqueam, Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh, Tsawwassen Nations represented along with AFN National Chief RoseAnne Archibald and other special guests and dignitaries. The Order of Honour March will leave at 10:00am and head to Victory Square.
Event:Remembrance at Mountain View Where: Mountain View Cemetery (5455 Fraser St, Vancouver) When: November 11th at 11:00am Details: Gather at the Abray South Field of Honour for Remembered Aloud at 11:00am a bell will toll 11 times, followed by 2 minutes of silence. 11 brass players and singers from 3 choirs (musica intima and The Vancouver Bach Choir, Vancouver Youth Choir) will all gather, and sing/play a simple Phrase of Remembrance together. All the performers will then begin to move away from each other, and each person in their own time will read a name out loud from a grave marker, and then sing or play the Phrase of Remembrance, until the they have left the Field of Honour. Over 12,000 veterans rest in Mountain View, and the hope is this event will speak several hundred names out loud, and each of those people will be given a small moment of individual reflection. All are invited to join in silent meditation as the music and performers move across the Field of Honour, and to reflect on the sacrifices made by so many.
Event:Remembrance Day at Victory Square Where: Victory Square (200 W Hastings St, Vancouver) When: November 11th at 10:30am Details: The Remembrance Day Service at Victory Square is the oldest continuing annual ceremony in Vancouver. The ceremony began in 1924 and reflects respect and remembrance of sacrifices in the service of our country – past and present. The service is organized by the Vancouver Remembrance Day Committee, a civic volunteer group with a mandate to organize and conduct the November 11 ceremony on behalf of our citizens. Vancouver is the only city in Canada with a civic volunteer committee supported by the City.
Event:Remembrance Day at UBC Where: War Memorial Gym (6081 University Boulevard, Vancouver) When: November 11th at 10:00am Details: This year, 2022 will mark 72 years that The University of British Columbia has hosted a Remembrance Day ceremony. This special ceremony is an opportunity for faculty, staff, students and members of the on and off-campus community to honour and remember all those who served in times of war, military conflict and peace. This year’s ceremony will include participation and recognition of UBC’s Vancouver and Okanagan campuses and will feature short readings, remarks from special guests and musical performances by the UBC’s School of Music. You can also watch a live stream of this service.
Event:Seaforth Highlanders Remembrance Day Where: Seaforth Armoury Parade Square (1650 Burrard, Vancouver) When: November 11th at 10:30am. Details: The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Regimental Association cordially invites members of the Billy Bishop/Kerrisdale Royal Canadian Legion Br. 176 to attend a Remembrance Day service on the Seaforth Armoury parade square on Friday November 11th. The Seaforth service will begin at 10:30am and will be led by Rev. Carla Wilks who is the new Regimental chaplain of the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada. The service will also include the piping of The Lament. Access to the parade square will be via the large blue doors fronting Burrard Street.
At Canuck Place, all lives are precious, no matter how long they shine. This holiday season, light a life at Canuck Place and help short lives shine bright.
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Light a Life at Canuck Place This Season
Short lives shine bright at Canuck Place Children’s Hospice
There is no apprehension when Chris and Hollie Hall walk through the gates along a pathway through the gardens to Canuck Place Children’s Hospice. They remember the nurturing care their whole family received at a time when they needed it the most.
Chris and Hollie did not always feel this way. Many families who are first introduced to Canuck Place are not ready to accept specialized care that will change the future of their lives.
Bespoke Market, which launched in Squamish in the spring, is hosting its winter edition in Squamish November 11-13. The market showcases creative entrepreneurs including designers, small shop owners and makers where socially conscious shoppers can find a selection of items such as handcrafted jewelry, art, ceramics, slow fashion, curated vintage, wellness brands, and craft foods and beverages.
Bespoke Market Squamish Winter 2022
When: November 11-13, 2022
Friday 4:00pm to 9:00pm; Saturday and Sunday 10:00am to 4:00pm
Where: Railway Museum of BC (39645 Government Road, Squamish)
A Simple Homebody Acorn & Oats Agnes Wolfe Amoda Art of Marina Bead Mindful Gems Bellamy Home Studio Better Basics Bewildher Bird Blackstrap Cloth & Co Bozzi’s Biscotti Cachette Cedar Churi Coconama Chocolate Daydream Organics earth + fibre Eileen Kiyonaga Artworks Essentials Eco Fenntessa Fox and Ivy Creations From the Garden Shed Fuse & Sip Geojab Bowls Given and Gather Glass Cabin Vintage Graze Wilder Hapres Harmonica Hart & Stone Hello Sunday Homecoming Kactus Blue Kilig Candle Co Life Uncommon Little Bookshop Little Rituals Liv Finley Designs LOA SKIN Loop Home Goods
Luv the Grub meNom Minttu Fibre Arts Monday May Jewelry Morningstar Woollen Farm Muddy Marvels Pottery Mystic Mountain Vintage Nate Olive + Co Olive & Emy PALMA Goods Pemberton Bag Co Pilot Pet Gear Raincity Distillery Raising Humans Co. RAUW Jewelry Re:creation Reminded Designs Rosaseven Schoki Chocolate Shayelily Jewelry Shoebox Art Siiri and Stone Skwalwen Botanicals Slate Wearables Slow Circle Studio Solfeggio Foods Soufflé Studio Spruce Collective studio a ceramics Sydsicle Ceramics Tallu & Co Taylor the Creator The Burnt Apron Undun Vintage Vankoji Foods Vintage by Choice We Are Turtle Island Whimsy Daisy Designs Yellow Bird Paper Greetings Zaleska Jewelry
Enter to Win
I have a prize pack to give away that includes $50 to spend at the Bespoke Market in Squamish along with two gift bags. Here’s how you can enter to win:
There will also be food trucks on site including Karla’s Kettle Corn, Luz Tacos, The Island Oasis, and Teriyaki Boys. Follow on Facebook for more info.
On November 17th the Covenant House Sleep Out: Executive Edition is back and in person!
The #CHVCatchUp is a monthly series featuring the latest updates and news from Covenant House Vancouver (“CHV”). Miss604 is proud to be the Official Blog Partner of CHV.
Covenant House Sleep Out
One Purpose. One Night. Relentless Support for Youth Experiencing Homelessness.
Sleep Out advocates for the future of young people experiencing homelessness. A community of executives, professional leaders, companies, and individuals give up their bed for one night to ensure that vulnerable young people can sleep safely at Covenant House Vancouver. There are approximately 500-1,000 young people without a safe place to sleep every night in Metro Vancouver. Each of them has a story, a dream, and a future – one that they can build with the support and care from Covenant House Vancouver.
They come to CHV seeking safe shelter, nourishing food, clean clothing, and essential services like job training, education, healthcare, and mental health counselling— tools they need to build independent, sustainable futures. Sleep Out is a way you can encourage, inspire, and support their journeys.
Vancouver and many of its incredible landmarks will be showing support for the event by lighting up in Covenant House colours the week of Sleep Out. Including Vancouver City Hall and Burrard Street Bridge on November 16th and Vancouver Lookout the night of Sleep Out on November 17th. Check out The Northern Light’s Display at BC Place’s if you are downtown on the morning of November 18th as it will light up in Covenant House blue to greet our young people and sleepers.
A personal experience with Sleep Out
Rebecca participated in the Covenant House Sleep Out for four years: “It was uncomfortable, unnerving, and a long and sleepless night — but that’s the point. It’s all for an amazing cause and very worthy of your participation. Read about my first experience in 2013 here, which kept me coming back to support the cause.”
Get involved in Sleep Out: Executive Edition on November 17th
Sleep Out raises funds that allow Covenant House Vancouver to provide 24/7 care for every young person who walks through our doors. And the awareness raised by the Sleep Out movement shines a light on the youth homelessness crisis, urging us closer to a world where everyone has somewhere safe to sleep.
Sign up to Sleep Out: Executive Edition, commit to raising vital funds, and give up your bed for one night on November 17th so youth can find one at Covenant House Vancouver.
If sleeping out is not possible please consider donating to Sleep Out: Executive Edition today and your gift will be matched, dollar for dollar up to $150,000, by George & Sylvia Melville!
Playland is known for being the home of one of the top wooden coasters in the world, and today it was announced that they’ll soon be home to the fastest launch coaster in Canada.
New Playland Coaster Coming in 2024
Today, the Pacific National Exhibition (“PNE”), owners of Playland Amusement Park announced the purchase of the $9 million CDN ride, which is designed and built by Zamperla of Italy one of the world’s largest manufacturers of rides and attractions.
The new linear synchronous motor (“LSM”) launch coaster will occupy the previous location of the retired Corkscrew Coaster, and construction will begin in 2023 with opening targeted for 2024. This is the largest single attraction investment made by Playland and signals a bright future for Playland.
Launch Coaster – Fast Facts
Total Track Length:
380 metres (1247 feet)
Maximum height:
18 metres (59 feet)
Train Length:
8.2 metres (27 feet)
Number of Trains:
1
Vehicles per Train:
3
Passengers per Train:
12
Launch Acceleration:
1.3 G
Anticipated to be immediately embraced by Playland coaster enthusiasts due to its unique and thrilling ride experience, the new coaster combines the launch, airtime hills and diving drops to make for a fantastic experience. The PNE says this coaster strikes that perfect balance between fun and thrill.
Featuring an opening tunnel, 18 metre first drop, airtime hills, helices and sweeping turns that make the experience unlike anything else in the country. The ride name and theme are in development.
