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Not all parades are created equal: This morning’s march is among the most significant
The Cenotaph. Photo: Legislative Assembly of BC
When you live in a capital city, you can easily get used to all the ceremonies and parades, and they can all sort of blend into one.
We know that one for Santa is pretty popular, and last year’s Thrifty Foods Victoria Day Parade was just named the event of the year at the 2026 Canadian Event Awards in Toronto.
But somewhere extremely high in the parade pantheon sits the one taking place this morning.
The Annual Battle of the Atlantic Parade and Service recognizes the sacrifice of Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) personnel during the Second World War.
The Battle of the Atlantic was waged during the entire length of the war, from 1939 to 1945.
During this battle:
2,000 Canadian sailors, 1,600+ Canadian and Newfoundland merchant mariners, and 752 aviators were killed
The RCN lost 60+ ships, the last one being HMCS Esquimalt, on April 16, 1945, just three weeks before the end of the war
The RCN grew from six destroyers and 3,500 personnel in 1939, to 434 warships and 95,000 sailors
The Annual Battle of the Atlantic Parade will start at the legislature at 10:25, pause for a remembrance service at the Cenotaph, and move down Government to Superior.
Expect road closures in the area from 10am to noon.
Ceremonies are also planned this morning at the Canadian Legion in Sooke.
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