2023 Remembrance Day ceremonies
The Remembrance Day Service on Nov. 11 will be held at Veteran Square (426 Brant St.), beginning at 11 a.m. The service is in-person and will also be broadcast online. Everyone is welcome to attend the events.
Burl-Oak Naval Veterans Remembrance Day Service, 9 a.m.
This 30-minute ceremony takes place at the Naval Ships Memorial Monument in Spencer Smith Park. For more information, contact the Burl-Oak Veterans at 905-318-0236 or visit burloaknavalveterans.org.
Remembrance Day Procession, 10:30 a.m.
The procession 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 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 60, Remembrance Day Service, 11 a.m.
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.
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.
For more information or to access the live-stream link, please visit Royal Canadian Legion Branch 60 website burlingtonlegion.com.
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Quotes
Mayor Marianne Meed Ward
“The City of Burlington has a strong and deep connection with our local veterans. I encourage all of our residents to join, if they are able, the Burl-Oak Naval Veterans’ Sunrise Service and the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 60 Burlington Service on Nov. 11. We remember, honour and commemorate all those who volunteered, served, sacrificed and died for our freedom and the privileges we are fortunate enough to have today. It’s an unpayable debt we owe our veterans. Gathering together as a community is but one way we can show them we will never forget.”
Murray Sutherland, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 60 President
“I welcome everyone to participate in the service, either in person or online. By remembering, we pay tribute to members of the Canadian Armed Forces and RCMP who served to defend our values and freedoms. We also honour those who continue to serve our country today."
Links and Resources
www.burlington.ca/remembranceday
www.burloaknavalveterans.org
www.burlingtonlegion.com
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