Remembrance Day is marked in B.C. under overcast skies

VICTORIA — Army Corp. Arianna Golding says she joined Canada’s armed forces in part to pay back the country that welcomed her when she arrived from Jamaica seven years ago.

The 22-year-old says at the Victoria Remembrance Day service that being part of the military for more than three years has given her discipline, growth and confidence.

Golding is among uniformed service members who gathered for Remembrance Day events across British Columbia under overcast skies.

In Victory Square in downtown Vancouver, Sgt. Nathan Olson with the RCMP says he’s attending the ceremony to remember those who lost their lives in their service.

The Vancouver ceremony will include a parade, a 21-gun salute and a flypast, weather permitting, and a moment of silence at 11 a.m.

Flypasts by Royal Canadian Air Force aircraft are also planned for Courtenay, Comox, Cumberland, Qualicum Beach, Lantzville and Sidney, all on Vancouver Island.

The cenotaph outside the provincial legislature in downtown Victoria is expected to draw the largest Remembrance Day crowd on Vancouver Island.

Dozens of other ceremonies are taking place across the province, from Dawson Creek to Fernie and Haida Gwaii.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 11, 2026.