Participate in your own Remembrance Day event online
Ceremonies held across Canada, and online
Sat. Nov. 11 2006 8:59 AM ET - CTV.ca News Staff
Those who can't attend a ceremony and are observing a moment of silence at home or at the office can take advantage of several virtual options online, by:
- Taking a virtual tour of the Canadian Royal Legion's Memorial Chamber and watching the online ceremony video;
- Spending a few minutes reading through an abundance of online material supplied by the Canadian War Museum which has posted a Remembrance Day Toolkit to provide access to the Museum's archives "to promote public understanding of Canada's military history in its personal, national and international dimensions";
- Reading the Canadian War Museum's selection of suggested Remembrance Day activities that include such things as exploring wartime diaries and researching Canadian war artists;
- Watching the Department of National Defence Vignette video; or
- Exploring the Canadian Virtual War Memorial for names of more than 116,000 Canadians who gave their lives for Canada.
Canadians will be gathering at legislatures, cenotaphs, city halls and community centres across Canada Saturday to observe a moment of silence in memory of Canadians who gave their lives protecting our country.
CTV Newsnet will be carrying live coverage of events on Parliament Hill and from Afghanistan throughout the day.
A wreath laying and Ceremony of Remembrance is scheduled for 11 a.m. at the National War Memorial in Ottawa.
Royal Canadian Legion branches across Canada have scheduled events to mark the day, as have local groups and municipalities.
Canadians who haven't already chosen an event can browse the activities listed below:
Veterans Affairs of Canada has posted an extensive list of Remembrance Day events on its website, ranging from ceremonies at the Red Deer Arena in Red Deer Alta., to a parade and dinner that starts at the Pine Beach Park Cenotaph in Dorval, Que.
The City of Toronto has posted a list of locations for city-organized ceremonies at city hall and community centres, along with a list of other ceremonies at such locations as Royal Canadian Legions, Historic Fort York, and the Toronto Zoo.
Entry to the Canadian War Museum at 1 Vimy Place in Ottawa will be free, and the museum has posted a list of scheduled events that begin with a Remembrance Ceremony in the Memorial Hall at 10:45 a.m. Get there early to attend the ceremony, as the doors will be closed for it between 10:30 a.m. and 11:15 a.m.