Remembrance Day ceremonies across Hamilton, Halton, Niagara

Residents of the Hamilton, Halton and Niagara regions can come together at Remembrance Day ceremonies taking place across the community.

Hamilton

The City of Hamilton is holding a Remembrance Day Service Veterans’ Place in Gore Park on Wednesday.

The ceremony in downtown Hamilton is to honour the city’s veterans and service men and women. The outdoor service starts at 10:45 am.

Hour-long Remembrance Day ceremonies are being held at 10:30 a.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 163, the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, the Cenotaph at Ancaster Old Town Hall, the Cenotaph at St. George’s Church and the Cenotaph at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 551.

In Stoney Creek, a parade starts at 10:30 a.m., moving along King Street East from Green Road to Cenotaph Park, where the service will start at 10:45 am.

In Dundas, a parade starts at 10:30 a.m., moving along King Street East from Memorial Square/Sydenham Road to the Dundas Cenotaph at the Dundas Lions Memorial Community Centre. The King and Market streets service is set to begin at 10:45 a.m.

Canadian flags have been placed in front of Hamilton Cemetery Gate House and on Veteran’s Graves in the Field of Honour at Woodland Cemetery on Nov. 4.

People are invited to attend the visual tribute between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., with the last day being on Wednesday.

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Halton

The Oakville Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion is hosting a Remembrance Day parade to George’s Square on Wednesday.

It is set to begin at 10:30 a.m. at Oakville Trafalgar Community Centre, with a ceremony at George’s Square expected to follow.

A ceremony is also taking place at Oakville’s Memorial Park at the Trafalgar Memorial from 10:40 a.m. to 12 p.m.

In Burlington, a 30-minute ceremony is set to take place at 9 a.m. at the Naval Ships Memorial Monument in Spencer Smith Park.

Burlington’s Remembrance Day Procession will begin at 10:30 a.m., departing Central School on Baldwin Street, travelling down Brant, Elgin , Locust and Ontario streets and ending at the Cenotaph in Veteran Square.

The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 60 will have its Remembrance Day service at 11 a.m. at the Cenotaph, on the north side of city hall. 

The Cenotaph ceremony will also be available for viewing on the Burlington Legion website.

Remembrance Day ceremonies will also be held at 10:45 a.m. at the Acton Cenotaph and Remembrance Park in Georgetown.

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Niagara

In Niagara Falls, the service will be held at the Cenotaph beside the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Fairview Cemetery at 10:45 a.m.

Continuing a tradition that began in 1999, local cadets will hold an overnight vigil at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier leading up to Remembrance Day. 

In St. Catharines, a wreath-laying ceremony will be taking place at 10 a.m. at city hall on Church Street.

It will then be followed by parade from city hall to Memorial Park through Church, Ontario and St. Paul streets.

At 10:45 a.m., a Remembrance Day service led by Legion Branch 24 will take place at the Cenotaph in Memorial Park, including a moment of silence.

A Remembrance Day ceremony at Merritton Legion Branch 138 on Chestnut Street East in the upstairs hall is also happening at 10:45 a.m.

Due to ongoing construction on Merritt Street, wreaths will be laid in advance.

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