Residents encouraged to participate in poppy painting and remembrance messaging.
Coquitlam encourages residents to honor veterans in meaningful ways this Remembrance Day through community initiatives such as poppy painting and messages of remembrance.
Coquitlam’s traditional Remembrance Day ceremony and parade, hosted by the Coquitlam Royal Canadian Legion Branch 263, will be held on November 11 at 11 a.m. Anyone wishing to pay their respects is welcome. The parade will start at Como Lake Middle School at approximately 10:15 a.m., concluding at the Blue Mountain Park Cenotaph, where the ceremony will begin around 10:30 a.m.
In recognition of the achievements and sacrifices of those who have served our nation in times of war and military conflict, Coquitlam residents are encouraged to join the Park Spark team in showing respect for veterans through a variety of meaningful activities this year.
Activities include poppy painting along Veteran’s Way and at Spirit Square, and writing messages of remembrance to tie to a tree with yellow ribbon along Veteran’s Way in Blue Mountain Park.
November 8 is National Indigenous Veterans Day in Canada and honors First Nations, Inuit, and Métis soldiers. It invites Canadians to better understand the role Indigenous veterans have played in Canadian history.
Other racialized groups also played integral roles prior to and during the First and Second World Wars, and their contributions are recognized.
Additional Remembrance Day events include a Remembrance Day concert and tea at Dogwood Pavilion, where attendees can enjoy live entertainment and share poems and stories.
Coquitlam commemorates the lives of fallen soldiers on rolls of honor at City Hall and at the Blue Mountain Park cenotaph. The city also offers free parking for those displaying a veteran’s license plate, a tradition started in 2006.