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Remembrance Day

Each year on November 11th, the community of Sidney honours and pays tribute to our Veterans and Military personnel.

Remembrance Day Poppies

Live Stream of Sidney Remembrance Day Ceremony

The Remembrance Parade is returning to Sidney this November 11th with a new approach to ensure safety during COVID-19. Instead of a march through town, the parade will be static with a reduced number of Veterans, Military personnel, and individuals from additional Units standing in front of the Cenotaph at Sidney Town Hall in an “extended formation” (6-feet apart).

Sidney Avenue, between Third St. and Fourth St. will be closed from 10am to 12pm to facilitate Remembrance Day proceedings.

The Service of Remembrance for the Fallen will follow the static parade at 10:45am. This will include laying of wreaths to honour the ultimate sacrifice of service personnel who did not return from war.

 

Please Note: Members of the public are invited to watch the event live-streamed from home instead of attending in person to support public health during the pandemic. Community members may wish to observe the Two Minutes of Silence outdoors as the traditional Fly Past is scheduled to take place at approximately 11:00 am. The ceremony can be live-streamed here.

 

Remembrance Day Sidney Concert Band 2021 

Sidney Concert Band's Salute to our Veterans
November 7, 2021 at 2:00 pm

The Sidney Concert Band invites you to their annual Salute to Our Veterans concert in honour of Remembrance Day. The concert will take place on November 7, 2021 at 2:00 pm at the Mary Winspear Centre in Sidney with all proper health protocols and regulations in place. For this year's concert theme, the band would also like to acknowledge and thank all frontline workers for their everyday duties as well as their contributions and support during the COVID-19 Pandemic. For more information, visit the Sidney BIA's event page.

For those unable to attend, a recording of the Sidney Concert Band's virtual Remembrance Day Concert from 2020 is available on their YouTube page.

 

Remembrance Day Poppy Office

Sidney Poppy Office

The temporary Poppy Office, where poppies, wreaths, and other Remembrance items are available, is located at 101-2506 Beacon Avenue, Sidney and is open October 26 through November 10, 2021 from 10 am to 12 noon and 1:30 pm to 4 pm (Monday through Saturday). The Poppy Office phone number is: 250-656-7421.