These are some of the organizations hosting a public Remembrance Day ceremony on Wednesday. Edmonton Beverly Memorial Cenotaph A 10:50 a.m. ceremony at Alberta’ oldest war monument, the Beverly Memorial Cenotaph at 4001 118 Ave. NW, will be preceded by a church service starting at 9:30 a.m. at Maranatha Christian Reformed Church. That morning, 47 Street from 119 Avenue to 118 Avenue and 118 Avenue from 47 Street to 39 Street will be closed. Edmonton City Hall The Loyal Edmonton Regiment and the City of Edmonton are jointly hosting a service beginning at 10 a.m. The doors will open for first-come-first-served indoor seating at 9:15 a.m. The service will be viewable outside in Sir Winston Churchill Square, too. Alberta Legislature Army reserve gunners from the Edmonton-based 20th Field Regiment will fire a salute to commemorate Remembrance Day at the legislature at 11 a.m. They will be using 105-millimetre howitzers and blank ammunition. Guests are advised to bring ear plugs. The Royal Canadian Artillery Band will perform both before and after the salute. Attendees will be able to speak with the gunners and get a closer look at the artillery pieces after the event. Old Strathcona The South Alberta Light Horse Regiment hosts a remembrance ceremony every year at Light Horse Park in Old Strathcona. The regiment will conduct a parade at Holy Trinity Anglican Church at 10037 84 Ave. at 9:50 a.m. before marching to join the service at the park by 10:45 a.m. Loyal Edmonton Regiment Military Museum The Loyal Edmonton Regiment Military Museum at 10440 108 Ave. NW will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for a ceremony, performances by the Edmonton Heritage Community Band and gallery viewings. West Edmonton Mall West Edmonton Mall’s Ice Palace will host a ceremony at 10 a.m. organized by Jasper Place Branch #255. Royal Alberta Museum While the Royal Alberta Museum is not hosting a remembrance ceremony, it is showcasing veterans stories with items from its military collection and screening the archival short film Welcome Soldier at 1 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Legion. Surrounding areas Wainwright Wainwright, the town just northwest of CFB Wainwright, where a fatal fire occurred during training in mid-October, will put on a service at 10:30 a.m. at the Peace Memorial Multiplex at 650 2nd Ave. Leduc The service by Leduc Legion Branch No. 108 will begin with a cenotaph service at the Leduc Civic Centre Cenotaph, 1 Alexandra Park, at 9:45 a.m., then a 10:30 a.m. service at the Leduc Recreation Centre Fieldhouse, 4330 Black Gold Drive. The event will be livestreamed. Sherwood Park Strathcona County’s ceremony begins at 10:30 a.m. at Millennium Place, 2000 Premier Way in Sherwood Park. St. Albert St. Albert’s Remembrance Day parade will start on Taché Street across from the St. Albert Royal Canadian Legion at about 10:40 a.m. and the service at the cenotaph on St. Anne Street will begin at 11 a.m. Fort Saskatchewan The Fort Saskatchewan Legion #27 is hosting a ceremony at its location at 9964 93 Ave. The 10:45 a.m. outdoor ceremony will be followed by an indoor ceremony, lunch, silent auction and open house. Additionally, the Fort Heritage Precinct is providing a guided tour of the Fort Saskatchewan Cemetery at 11090 86 Ave., sharing stories about the city’s veterans. The tour starts at 1 p.m. Beaumont Beaumont’s service in the parking lot of the Beaumont Sport and Recreation Centre at 5001 Rue Eaglemont will start at 10 a.m. During the event, the city’s new cenotaph will also be formally dedicated. Spruce Grove The Royal Canadian Legion Branch #281 and Spruce Grove will host a service at 9:30 a.m. at the TransAlta Tri Leisure Centre at 221 Jennifer Heil Way. Stony Plain Stony Plain’s 10:30 a.m. service will take place at The Pavilion at Heritage Park at 5100 41 Ave.
