A time for Metro Vancouver to remember > A full list of neighbourhood Remembrance Day events Mercedes Deutscher News Editor Vancouver As another Remembrance Day approaches, millions will gather around Canada to remember veterans—living or deceased—who have partaken in conflicts, wars, and peacekeeping missions. Many of these people will want to partake in ceremonies on November 11, so the Other Press has compiled a list of local ceremonies for those wishing to go out to pay their respects on Friday. While most occur in the morning, some ceremonies are being conducted later in the day. Vancouver itself will host a whopping eight ceremonies. The official municipal ceremony and parade will start at the Victory Square Cenotaph (West Hastings and Cambie Street) at 9:45 a.m. Chinatown Memorial (Keefer at Columbia Street) will be hosting a ceremony at 12:30 p.m. * Another will take place at CRAB Park (Waterfront and Main Street) at 10:55 a.m. e East Vancouver and Mount Pleasant residents can attend a ceremony at Grandview Park (1200 Block, Commercial Drive) at 10:45 a.m. * Stanley Park's ceremony will take place at the Japanese War Monument (Stanley Park Pavillion) at 10:40 a.m. ¢ Point Grey residents can check out Royal Vancouver Burnaby Two ceremonies will be taking place. One will be held at Confederation Park Cenotaph (250 Willingdon Avenue), while the other will held at Jubilee Park Cenotaph (Bennett Street & Nelson Avenue). Both ceremonies will have a parade that begins at Coquitlam A ceremony will be held at the Veterans Way Cenotaph (Bennett Street & Nelson Avenue), at 9:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m., while the ceremonies themselves Yacht Club (3811 Point Grey Road) at 10:30 a.m. for a ceremony. ¢ Those residing in South Vancouver have a chance to go South Memorial Park (41st Ave and Windsor Street) for a ceremony at 10:30 a.m. ¢ Lastly, those around UBC can attend the UBC War Memorial Gym (6081 University Boulevard) for a ceremony at 10:45 a.m. Richmond will commence at 11 a.m. New Westminster Two ceremonies will be taking place. * The official municipal ceremony will be at the Cenotaph in front of City Hall (511 Royal Avenue), beginning at 10:30 a.m. * Another will take place at the Royal Westminster Regiment, Armouries and Queens Avenue United Church (33700 Prentis Avenue), at 10 a.m. Richmond's one ceremony will take place at Cenotaph at Richmond City Hall (6911 No. 3 Road) at 10:40 a.m., following a parade at 10:20 a.m. Delta Three ceremonies will be taking place—one for each region of the corporation. North Delta’s ceremony will be taking place at the Social Heart Plaza (84 Avenue and 114 Street), starting at 10:40 a.m. Ladner’s ceremony will be at the Memorial Park Cenotaph (47th Avenue and Garry Street) at 10:45 a.m., following a parade starting at 10:15 a.m. Tsawwassen’s ceremony takes place at the Century Square (1835 56th Street) at 1:30 p.m. Surrey Three ceremonies are occurring in Surrey. ¢ Aceremony at the Cloverdale Cenotaph/Surrey Museum (17710-56A Avenue) will begin at 9:30 a.m. * There will be a ceremony in Whalley, taking place at the Whalley Legion (13525 106th Avenue) at 10 a.m. ¢ For those who cannot make it to a ceremony on November 11, a ceremony will be held at the Historic Stewart Farm (13723 Crescent Road, Surrey) at 12 p.m. on November 12. Good Samaritans bill makes good > Local MP’s bill passes through HOC, off to Senate Mercedes Deutscher News Editor ill C-224, a harm-reduction bill better known as the Good Samaritans Drug Overdose Act, passed its third reading in the House of Commons on November 2. Ron McKinnon, the Member of Parliament for Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam, is the person behind the bill. The bill is meant to encourage people—particularly those involved in drug use—who are around someone overdosing from drugs to call emergency services in order to save their life. Under the current laws, drug users could be arrested for possession if an overdose was called in. However, if the bill passes, they cannot be arrested (with the exception of traffickers and those driving under the influence). “We can't waste any time in taking action on the opioid crisis in Canada,” McKinnon said to the Tri-City News. The bill was introduced in February, and has slowly but unanimously been making its way through the House of Commons. McKinnon explained to the Tri- City News that he was surprised by “the groundswell of support that came out shortly after the bill’s first reading.” “Groups and individuals from every part of Canada called and emailed telling me how much this legislation is needed. I thank them for that. That support motivated me even more to make sure this bill becomes law,” McKinnon continued. There is no set timeline for how the bill will make its way through the Senate, although one could speculate that it may pass just as easily as it did through the House of Commons.