Please take a moment to honour the men and women who fought for our freedom and attend a local ceremony this November.
BURLINGTON
All ceremonies in Burlington take place on November 11.
Sunrise Remembrance Day Service
30-minute ceremony in downtown Burlington.
Where: Naval Ships Memorial Monument in Spencer Smith Park. For more information, contact the Burl-Oak Veterans at 905-632-3118.
When: 9am
Remembrance Day Parade
Annual Remembrance Day Parade begins at Central Public School, travelling down Brant to Elgin, then Locust to Ontario.
Where: Central Public School, 638 Brant Street
When: 10:30am
Remembrance Day Service
City Hall will host a 45 to 60 minute ceremony at the Cenotaph, on the north side of City Hall. For details, contact the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 60 at (905) 639-6400.
Where: Cenotaph, City Hall, 426 Brant Street
When: 11am
OAKVILLE
Bronte Legion Ceremony
Ceremony and march to the Cenotaph on Lakeshore Road in Bronte Harbour. After the service a light lunch will be served at the Legion. For more information contact the Bronte Legion at 905-827-4722.
Where: Legion-79, Jones Street, Bronte
When: November 9, 11am
George’s Square Ceremony
Hosted by Oakville Legion Branch 114, the parade of veterans starts at Centennial Square at the intersection of Church and Navy streets, and ends at George’s Square, on Trafalgar Road between Summer and Palmer avenues.
When: 10:30am
Where: Centennial Square, Oakville
Trafalgar Memorial ceremony
When: November 11, 10:45am. 11am Civilian service at Trafalgar Memorial
Remembrance Day 2015
Remembrance Day 2015 welcomes Tim Speed of the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum to share his knowledge of the Battle of Britain. For residents ages 50 and up. Tickets: $5.
When: November 10
Where: Sir John Colborne Centre, 1565 Old Lakeshore Rd, Oakville, ON
14th Annual Veterans Appreciation Luncheon
Special guests, along with our Veterans to be honoured with a colour ceremony, gifts, big band, museum displays, fly past – weather permitting. Spouses welcome.
When: November 2, 11:30am – 2pm
Where: Oakville Conference Centre, 2515 Wyecroft Road
Local Links:
Oakville Ceremonies
oakville.ca/culturerec/remembrance-day.html
Oakville Royal Canadian Legion Branch 114
Oakvillelegion114.ca
Bronte Legion
brontelegion.com
Burlington Ceremonies
burlington.ca/en/live-and-play/remembrance-day.asp
Local Regional Ceremonies
ontario.ca/page/remembrance-day-ceremonies
