BOUNDARY COUNTRY — Remembrance Day ceremonies are listed for Wednesday, Nov. 11, in Beaverdell, Rock Creek, Greenwood, Phoenix and Grand Forks.
West Boundary Connect’s community calendar lists the four West Boundary gatherings beginning at approximately 10:30 a.m. Beaverdell’s ceremony is at the cenotaph beside the Community Hall, 5841 Highway 33, and Rock Creek’s is at the Kettle Valley Cenotaph, 3218 Cenotaph Road.
In Greenwood, the gathering is listed at the cenotaph beside City Hall, 202 South Government Avenue. Phoenix’s ceremony is at the Phoenix Cenotaph near Phoenix Way and Phoenix Road. The calendar gives an approximate start time rather than individual schedules for those services.
In Grand Forks, a Royal Canadian Legion Branch 59 notice lists an 11 a.m. ceremony at the Grand Forks Cenotaph, 430 Market Avenue. A parade is scheduled to leave the Legion at 10:45 a.m. The branch is at 7353 6th Avenue. After the service, the Legion plans to offer chili and a bun, with donations welcome.
A new program run by the Castlegar Chamber of Commerce is pairing new residents with local volunteers and will hold two introductory events Saturday, Nov. 7.