Remembrance Day ceremonies across the west coast have to be changed this year in order to adhere to COVID-19 safety protocols.
Changes to ceremonies in different municipalities include:
Corner Brook
No parade this year to ensure the safety of the public and veterans. A small ceremony will be held at Civic Square with invited guests.
Due to concerns over limited space and the ability to physically distance, spectators are discouraged.
The legion will be closed to the public. Wreaths will not be sold this year.
Deer Lake
No parade this year. A small ceremony will be held at the cenotaph that will not be open to the public.
The Town of Deer Lake and the Royal Canadian Legion Brand #3 are encouraging residents to pay their respects by observing two minutes of silence at 11 a.m. on Nov 11 at home at their front door.
They also encourage residents to decorate windows and doors as part of Remembrance Day.
Roddickton-Bide Arm
The in-person Remembrance Day ceremony is cancelled.
The town will host a virtual, pre-recorded ceremony that will be posted on the Town of Roddickton-Bide Arm Facebook page on Nov. 11.
Pasadena
Will host a “condensed version” of their parade. The only persons permitted will be legion members, veterans, and invited guests.
The Last Post and Reveille will be magnified over speakerphone and residents are asked to walk out to the end of their driveways to listen.
Wreaths can be laid after the service.
Port aux Basques
There will be no public ceremony this year.
Members of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 11 will attend the cenotaph between 11 a.m. and noon on Nov. 11 for anyone who would like to come by and place a wreath.
If anybody can’t make it but wishes to have a wreath, legion members will place the wreath for them.
St. Anthony
No parade this year to ensure the safety of the public and veterans.
Anyone who wishes to lay a wreath is welcome to do so while maintaining physical distancing.
Stephenville
No parade this year to ensure the safety of the public and veterans. Will host a small ceremony with invited guests.
Due to concerns over limited space and the ability to physically distance, spectators are discouraged.
Woody Point
A handful of legion members, community representatives, and government officials will lay wreaths at the cenotaph at 11 a.m.
The public is asked not to attend. The public can still purchase wreaths for loved ones and lay them any time after the ceremony.
