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Intimate Remembrance Day ceremony planned for Maple Ridge park

Two minutes of silence will be observed at 11 a.m.

A small, intimate Remembrance Day service is planned for Whonnock Lake Park. 

Last year a little more than 100 people turned out for the ceremony held in front of the Whonnock Lake Centre.

The ceremony will begin a little after 10:30 a.m. when there will be opening remarks followed by the reading of the poem 'In Flanders Fields' written by Lt.-Col. John McCrae, followed by the official 'Act of Remembrance'. 

'The Last Post' will be played and two minutes of silence will be observed at 11 a.m.

Then 'The Lament' and the 'Reveille/Rouse' will be played. 

The 'Commitment to Remember' will be recited before the laying of the wreaths – one on behalf of the Whonnock Community and the other on behalf of the children of Whonnock.



Colleen Flanagan

About the Author: Colleen Flanagan

I got my start with Black Press Media in 2003 as a photojournalist.
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