Due to COVID-19, the Nova Scotia Government is recommending virtual attendance of Remembrance Day ceremonies this year.

If you do decide to attend a ceremony, attendance will be limited to adhere to provincial health guidelines and physical distancing and wearing a mask are recommended.

This year’s ceremony at the Grand Parade is by invitation only and attendance will be capped at 50 people. CTV Atlantic reports: “Organizers expect fewer than 50 people, but are still encouraging the public to remember anyway.

“At 11 o’clock, you know you can just go out and stand quietly on your deck for 2 minutes,” said Marion Fryday-Cook, the president of the Nova Scotia Nunavut Command of the Royal Canadian Legion. “Think reverently of those who have died and those who gave their life and those who came home wounded, right?”

And you will also have a way to view ceremonies through CTV.

We’ll be live-streaming the ceremony at Grande Parade on our website and also broadcasting the national ceremony out of Ottawa on both CTV and CTV 2.”

The Stadacona Band is also planning a virtual event on Facebook. See their Facebook page for more details: https://www.facebook.com/StadaconaBand

The Royal Canadian Legion National Headquarters will be hosting a virtual ceremony on Facebook live, starting at 11:45 AM Atl. https://www.facebook.com/CanadianLegion