The pandemic has affected the way Remembrance Day ceremonies are run, including ceremonies at Branch 265 in Aldergrove.
President, Doug Hadley, said the ceremony is being live-streamed for the second year.
鈥淛ust like last year, we will be having a virtual celebration, we aren鈥檛 encouraging the general public to show up in person, but we are allowing a limit of 50 people to stand around the cenotaph,鈥� said Hadley.
Organizers will cap the service at 50 people, not including the flag bearer, trumpeter, bagpiper, minister, legion president, and representatives from the military.
鈥淲e need to stay vigil, we need to continue to protect the veterans, and the seniors,鈥� added Hadley.
For those who are asked not to attend, the ceremony will be live-streamed on the Aldergrove Legion .
Last year, the legion was closed both inside, and outside, meaning people weren鈥檛 able to talk about the ceremony.
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鈥淲e couldn鈥檛 open the lounge last year, so when the ceremony ended, nobody could talk about it or why we celebrate Remembrance Day,鈥� said Hadley.
This year, the lounge inside the legion will be open, with a capacity limit of 170 people.
Hadley added, the annual flypast by members of the Fraser Blues formation flying team will also be taking place.
Poppy sales are set to begin Oct. 29, and run through to Nov. 11. Poppy boxes will be placed at local Aldergrove businesses, and schools.
Money from poppy sales goes directly towards feeding veterans, and seniors in the community.
The ceremony starts at 10 a.m. on Nov. 11.
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