Canadian soldiers who paid the ultimate price as well as other military members, past and present, are to be honoured this weekend with a number of events to mark Remembrance Day.

Ceremonies begin Friday night with the annual overnight vigil at the cenotaph and a candle lighting ceremony at Lakeview Cemetery.

Cadets from both the 2837 Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps as well as 825 Royal Canadian Air Cadets will brave the cold in teams of two and stand vigil outside at the cenotaph in front of headquarters on Veterans Way overnight. The vigil begins at 6:00 pm. At about 7:30 pm other cadets will accompany members of the Royal Canadian Legion Vincent Massey Branch 164 to Lakeview Cemetery Field of Honour to pay their respects to veterans with a candle lighting ceremony. The vigil is a decades old tradition in Yellowknife.

Army cadets commanding officer Capt. Sharon Low said the length of time the young cadets stand vigil will depend upon the weather.

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Saturday SA国际影视传媒� Remembrance Day itself - begins with a parade just after 10am. It forms outside the Legion at the corner of Franklin Ave. and 48t St. and proceeds down Franklin Avenue to either 52 or 53 St., then up to Veteran's Way and then over to the cenotaph in front of the detachment. At about 11am there will be an outdoor wreath laying ceremony at the cenotaph. That will be followed by a march down Veteran's Way to 48 St. over to 51 Ave. and on to the annual indoor ceremony at St. Patrick's High gymnasium. After that event, the parade will reform and move to the legion for what's known as the Honour Roll Call.

Military members from Joint Task Force North (JTFN), 440 Transport Squadron, reservists from the Loyal Edmonton Regiment, Canadian Rangers, army and air force cadets as well as officers will all be represented at tomorrow's ceremonies.

Brig. Gen. Mike Nixon, JTFN commander stated that the day is an opportunity to pause and remember the sacrifices made by Canadian soldiers. He quoted from a poem called SA国际影视传媒淔or the FallenSA国际影视传媒� by Laurence Binyon.

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Blaine Kelly, president of the Yellowknife Legion, said the Remembrance Day events offer an opportunity for Yellowknife residents SA国际影视传媒� civilian members of the public - to express their appreciation to soldiers for all they have done to protect our way of life.

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Kelly said that the vigil and the candle lighting ceremony held last night was an important exercise in educating the cadets SA国际影视传媒� males and females aged 12-18 SA国际影视传媒� about the sacrifices soldiers have made.

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Insp. Matt Peggs, Yellowknife detachment commander said the Mounties are proud to be involved in the day's ceremonies.

SA国际影视传媒淭he has been involved in wars and conflicts since the ...Royal Northwest Mounted Police (RNWMP), as we were known back then, fought in the Boer War in South Africa from 1899-1902. (Almost 3,000) RNWMP members served in World War I. In December of 1939, the No.1 Provost Company was formed of members and (members) served in all Canadian theatres of operations during World War II,SA国际影视传媒� Peggs stated in an email. To this day, we continue to work alongside the personnel of the Canadian Forces.SA国际影视传媒�

Many businesses including both liquor stores and some banks will close for Remembrance Day. Liquor stories reopen Monday while most government offices are closed. That includes the downtown Post Office but the post office in Shoppers Drug Mart will be open Monday.

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