Remembrance Day in Toronto
Remembrance Day in Toronto is a time for solemn reflection, honouring fallen soldiers and veterans. A moment of silence will be observed across the city at promptly 11 a.m. in tribute to the formal end of hostilities from the First World War in 1918. Services will take place at Old City Hall, Fort York, and various civic centres across the GTA.
Here are events around Toronto and the GTA where you can observe Remembrance day this year.
◾Annual Remembrance Day Ceremony (Mount Pleasant Cemetery, 10 a.m.)
◾Queen's Park Remembrance Day Ceremony (Veterans' Memorial at Queen's Park, 10:45 a.m.)
◾Remembrance Day Ceremony and Reception (Rousseau Room, 10:45 a.m.)
◾Etobicoke Civic Centre Cenotaph (Etobicoke Civic Centre, 10:15 a.m.)
◾East York Civic Centre Memorial Gardens (East York Civic Centre Memorial Gardens, 10:45 a.m.)
◾North York Service (George Weston Recital Hall at the Toronto Centre for the Arts, 10:45 a.m.)
◾Toronto Old City Hall Cenotaph (Toronto Old City Hall, 10:45 a.m.)
◾York Civic Centre Remembrance Day Service (York Memorial Collegiate Auditorium, 10:45 a.m.)
◾Fort York Remembrance Day Service (Fort York, 10:45 a.m.)
◾Beaches Remembrance Day Ceremony (Kew Park, 10:55 a.m.)
Remember that while it may not be a statutory holiday, government offices and banks will be closed.
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