Remembrance Day service is back in-person this year after a hiatus because of COVID-19.
Sylvia Hart, the mother-in-law of Const. Shaelyn Yang, will lay a wreath at the Richmond Remembrance Day ceremony in memory of Yang and on behalf of Silver Cross Mothers this Friday.
The Silver Cross, whose official name is the Memorial Cross, was created in 1919 to recognize widows and mothers of those who died on behalf of their country.Matthew McBride, chair of the Remembrance Day Committee, said he expects between 850 and 900 people in the parade this year. Streets will be closed and traffic patterns changed between 8 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. During this time, there will be restricted road access in both directions on Granville Avenue between Minoru Boulevard and Buswell Street; No. 3 Road will also be closed in both directions from Park Road to Bennett Road.
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