By Pepper Parr
November 8th, 2024
BURLINGTON, ON
Each year the public gathers outside city hall to remember and pay their respects. The event is always well attended.
Before the formal event there is a smaller gathering around the Naval Ships Memorial Monument in Spencer Smith Park. The ceremony begins at 9:30 am.
The Remembrance Day Procession begins at 10:30 a.m. It will be led by armored personnel carriers and will begin at Central School on Baldwin Street, travelling down Brant Street to Elgin Street, Locust Street, Ontario Street and ending at the Cenotaph in Veteran Square, 426 Brant St.
The streets noted will be closed from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 60, Remembrance Day Service, 11:00 a.m.
Wreaths are laid at the base of the Cenotaph.
View of a crowd on Remembrance day – taken from inside city hall.
This 45-60-minute ceremony will be held at the Cenotaph in Veteran Square, on the north side of City Hall and will be live-streamed for those who cannot physically attend. For more information or to access the live-stream link, please visit Royal Canadian Legion Branch 60 website burlingtonlegion.com.
The ceremony will include a colour guard, two minutes of silence, music performed by some members of the Burlington Teen Tour Band, reading of In Flanders Fields along with the laying of the wreaths.
The Legion Hall will be a busy place in the afternoon.
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The crowd that gathers at both ceremonies warms our hearts. Very definitely more at Civic Square which hosts its service at the traditional time. It wasn’t always like this our first few attendances at Civic Square those showing their respect for every Veteran who served were much less in number. Our Legion in particular, Burloak Naval Club, Cadet organisations, Police, Teen Tour Band and a very supportive media has brought it to this very special Burlington day to remember. We are very grateful for the opportunity and health to participate along with many Burlington families rain or shine to show we will never, ever, forget.