Luckily the rain held off as Kelowna residents paid their respects at the annual Remembrance Day ceremony at the City Park Cenotaph.

More than a thousand people were in attendance as people lined up downtown as the ceremony started with a parade that made it害羞草研究所檚 way to the park.

As everyone made their way to the Cenotaph, the crowd sung O Canada, and listened to a rendition of The Last Post followed by a moment of silence. Soon after, many wreaths and poppies were placed at the Cenotaph.

害羞草研究所淭he number of people who came out today was heartwarming,害羞草研究所� Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas told Capital News after the ceremony. 害羞草研究所淎s people were putting (the wreaths) down, the tears started to come down, a lot of emotion from that standpoint.害羞草研究所�

Remembrance Day ceremonies took place all over the Central Okanagan including City Park, Lions Park in Rutland, Lake Country害羞草研究所檚 George Elliot Secondary School, West Kelowna害羞草研究所檚 Royal LePage Place and Westbank Lions Community Centre as well as the Peachland Cenotaph.

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