Kelowna remembers: Remembrance Day schedule

Nov 9, 2023 | 11:00 AM Pete McIntyre

Kelowna’s Royal Canadian Legion (Branch 26) will be hosting a memorial service and parade in the downtown for Remembrance Day this Saturday.

The event will begin with a pre-ceremony parade from Bernard Avenue at Water Street to City Park followed by the service at the Cenotaph.

Approximate schedule:

10:45 a.m.-11 a.m. – pre-ceremony parade from Bernard Ave. (at Water St.) to City Park along Abbott St.
11 a.m.-11:30 a.m. – Memorial ceremony at the Cenotaph
11:30 a.m.- 12:15 p.m. – post-ceremony parade from Lawrence Ave. to Water St., ending at the Queensway traffic circle

To accommodate the event, road closures and parking restrictions will be in effect along the parade route. Bernard Ave. will be closed from Water St. to Abbott St. and Abbott St. from Bernard Ave. to Lawrence Ave. beginning at 8 a.m. for the pre-ceremony parade.

Following the service at the City Park Cenotaph, Lawrence Ave. will be closed between Abbott St. and Water St., and Water St. will be closed between Lawrence Ave. and the Queensway traffic circle from 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. to accommodate the post-ceremony parade.

From 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m., parking will also be restricted along the parade routes. All parking restrictions and road closures are scheduled to conclude by approximately 12:30 p.m.