St. Thomas and Elgin County will join communities across Canada in honouring those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for our country, through Remembrance Day Ceremonies beginning this weekend.
Five local communities will be holding ceremonies on Sunday (November 9), including the Township of Southwold, Bayham, Port Stanley, Port Burwell, and Rodney.
The St. Thomas Remembrance Day ceremony will take place on Tuesday at the Veterans Memorial Garden, beginning around 10:40 a.m. All other ceremonies across the county will take place on Tuesday.
Full details below…
On Sunday, November 9th
- Township of Southwold: Shedden Keystone Complex 9:30 a.m.
- Bayham: Vienna Cenotaph in Memorial Park 10 a.m.
- Port Stanley: Parade beginning at Main Street at 10:45 a.m., heading across the lift bridge to the Cenotaph in Veterans Park for service.
- Port Burwell: Parade will lead off from the legion to the Port Burwell Cenotaph around 12:45 p.m.
- Rodney: 1 p.m. at The Rodney Library
On Tuesday, November 11th
- Springfield: Springfield Cenotaph 9:15 a.m.
- St. Thomas: Veterans Memorial Garden 10:40 a.m.
- Aylmer: Parade at 10:45 a.m. from Legion 211 to John St. N, traveling south to Talbot. It will move west to the Aylmer Cenotaph (46 Talbot St. West) for the ceremony.
- Belmont: Belmont Community Park 10:45 a.m.
- Dutton: Cenotaph in Sons of Scotland Park (1 Scotland Street Dutton) at 10:45 a.m.
- Port Stanley: A smaller service will he held at the Cenotaph in Veterans Park at 10:45 a.m.
- West Lorne: West Lorne Cenotaph 10:45 a.m. (In front of Bo Horvat Community Centre)
- Oneida Nation of the Thames: Oneida Community Centre & Cenotaph at 10:45 a.m. (2017 Ball Park Road)
Written by: Kennedy Freeman
