Vancouver’s 102nd consecutive Remembrance Day ceremony is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 11, with two minutes of silence, a 21-gun salute and wreath placements among the planned observances.

According to a ceremony preview by Global News reporter Amy Judd, the event runs from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Global BC will stream it on the report’s webpage and its YouTube page, with Chris Gailus and Sophie Lui hosting the broadcast special.

The published rundown lists approximate times for each part of the ceremony. The national anthem is scheduled for 10:31 a.m., performed by soloist Emily McKinnon. A combined choral and band performance of “Goin’ Home” follows at 10:42 a.m.

At 10:50 a.m., the program lists a presentation to a student by Mayor Pete Fry. The Reverend Captain Carla Wilks is scheduled to deliver the Prayer of Remembrance a minute later.

Michael Horntvedt and the Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs are set to perform “The Maple Leaf Forever” at 10:53 a.m., ahead of “The Last Post” at 10:58 a.m. The trumpeters listed for that performance are Robert Peskett and Brian Wielgasz of Vancouver Fire Rescue Services.

The two minutes of silence and 21-gun salute are scheduled for 11 a.m., followed by the Lament and Rouse buglers. The Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs will then perform “In Flanders Fields” at approximately 11:08 a.m.

Official wreath placement is listed for 11:10 a.m. That portion of the program also includes the placement of a single white rose honouring veterans in care.

McKinnon is scheduled to return for “God Save the King” at 11:20 a.m. Concluding remarks are listed for 11:21 a.m., when the ceremony ends and the parade prepares to move off.

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