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Remembrance Day
Field of Crosses returns to Kelowna Cenotaph
Remembrance Day ceremonies may not be possible this year given COVID-19 precautions but that doesn't…
Remembrance Day is going to look at lot different in Kamloops, Okanagan this year
Kamloops and Okanagan branches of the Royal Canadian Legion are concerned about their poppy campaign…
Poppy box stolen from Vernon Farmer’s Market
The Royal Canadian Legion won't be left short after Vernon Farmer's Market customers and vendors…
Soldiers trained on Okanagan Lake helped pave the way for Chinese rights in Canada
The efforts of a small group of Chinese-Canadian soldiers who took part in a British…
A weekend of remembrance, reflection and crafting
It’s a weekend for relaxing, but more importantly, a weekend for reflection and remembrance throughout…
No fighter jet flypast in Kamloops this Remembrance Day
Remembrance Day in Kamloops will be missing something this year. Normally, the 419 Squadron does…
London Drugs footing Remembrance Day bill in Victoria
VICTORIA – London Drugs will be footing the bill for Remembrance Day ceremonies in Victoria…
iN PHOTOS: Kamloops Remembrance Day Ceremony brings hundreds together
KAMLOOPS – Riverside Park in Kamloops was packed with those who came to pay their…
How a Kamloops girl is commemorating animal war veterans for Remembrance Day
KAMLOOPS – Every year, the Royal Canadian Legion launches the Red Poppy Campaign to honour…
Remembrance Day observances in South Okanagan
PENTICTON – Remembrance Day observances are being held in most South Okanagan and Similkameen communities…
North Okanagan Remembrance Day ceremonies
NORTH OKANAGAN – Remembrance Day is this Sunday, Nov. 11 and here are some details…
Where and when to commemorate Remembrance Day in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Remembrance Day is the weekend, and there are a number of ways in…
A look back at Kelowna at the end of the First World War
KELOWNA – This Remembrance Day marks the 100th anniversary of the armistice that marked the…
Remembrance Day ceremonies in Central Okanagan
There are five Remembrance Day ceremonies planned in the Central Okanagan for Sunday, Nov. 11.…
Penticton to participate in inaugural coast to coast Remembrance Day ceremony
PENTICTON – In what will be a first for Penticton Remembrance Day observations, the city…
Kelowna Legion needs 300 more volunteers for Remembrance Day poppy drive
KELOWNA – The Kelowna Legion is in desperate need of more volunteers for their annual…
Poppy crosswalk will pave a ‘field of flowers’ on Vernon street
VERNON – Artist Amanda Shatzko says Vernon’s new poppy crosswalk will be ‘like walking across…
Vernon Legion to hold crucial meeting amidst falling membership, lack of volunteers
VERNON – The ranks of the Vernon Legion are shrinking. Ron Heuman, legion president, says…
The unique way Vernon is considering honouring its veterans
VERNON – Vernon could become the first city in Canada to honour veterans with a…
You shouldn’t need an umbrella or mittens for Remembrance Day ceremonies in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Typical fall weather should make an appearance during Remembrance Day ceremonies, according to…
Dozens of ceremonies to be held across the Thompson Okanagan region for Remembrance Day
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN — Friday marks an important annual day in Canada’s calendar — Remembrance Day —…
Police armed with carbines the new norm at Remembrance Day services
VERNON - It’s a special sight to see Mounties dressed in their ceremonial red serge, but officers turned heads at last week’s Remembrance Day service in Vernon for a different reason — the carbines they were carrying. We might not be used to seeing police officers patrolling Remembrance Day services with semi-automatic rifles, but Const....
Nude marcher joins Kelowna Remembrance Day parade
KELOWNA - A man in the buff tried to join the Remembrance Day parade in downtown Kelowna yesterday. The nude male joined in near the intersection of Water Street and Bernard Avenue just before 11:30 a.m., but was promptly removed from the parade, Const. Jesse O’Donaghey says in a release. "The Kelowna RCMP were vigilant...
Kamloops Legion plays big role in veterans’ lives; future uncertain
KAMLOOPS - The Royal Canadian Legion is top of mind when Remembrance Day rolls around each year, whether it's the poppy campaign or the services held on Nov. 11, but during the rest of the year the organization is facing challenges. The problem is young veterans don’t think about legions they way older generations of...