Remembrance Day ceremony

Wreath laid on campus on Remembrance Day.

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Timezone: PDT

On-Campus event

In person

2005 Sooke Road
Castle Terrace Lawn
Victoria BC V9B5Y2
Canada

Join Royal Roads University, the Vancouver Island Ex-Cadet Club and CFB Esquimalt for a Remembrance Day ceremony at 10:40 a.m. on the Castle Terrace Lawn outside Hatley Castle.

Following the ceremony, at about 11:45 a.m., Dr. Geoffrey Bird, RRU professor and lead of the War Heritage Research Initiative, presents his new 70-minute film, Ways We Remember War. The film, which focuses on Canada’s first battle of the First World War in 1915, takes place in the Grant Quarterdeck. Please note: it is not suitable for young children.

The museum and exhibits, located in the lower level of Hatley Castle, will be open to the public from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Habitat Café will offer light refreshments for purchase from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Admission is free and everyone is welcome.