Remembrance Day has taken on added meaning after last month’s killings of Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, shot dead at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, and Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent, run over in Quebec by a man the government linked to terrorist ideology.
The Royal Canadian Legion, which hands out plastic poppies to honour fallen soldiers, confirmed last week that it had already distributed a million more flowers than 2013’s total.
Remembrance Day ceremonies this year, therefore, may draw larger-than-normal crowds.
Ceremonies in the City of Toronto:
Prospect Cemetery, 1450 St. Clair Ave. W., 8 a.m.
East York Civic Centre, Memorial Gardens at 850 Coxwell Ave., 10:45 a.m.
Lipa Green Building, Sherman Campus (Jewish War Veterans of Canada), 4588 Bathurst St., Main Floor, 11 a.m.
Etobicoke Civic Centre Cenotaph, 399 The West Mall, 10:15 a.m.
George Weston Recital Hall at the Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St., 10:45 a.m.
Toronto Old City Hall Cenotaph, 60 Queen St. W., 10:45 a.m.
York Memorial Collegiate Auditorium, 2690 Eglinton Ave. W., 10:45 a.m.
Fort York National Historic Site/Strachan Avenue Military Cemetery, 250 Fort York Blvd., 10:45 a.m.
Queen’s Park, Front lawn of Legislative Building, 10:45 a.m.
Kew Gardens cenotaph (in the Beaches), 2075 Queen St. E., 11 a.m.
Royal Canadian Legion – Scarborough Cenotaph, Kingston Road and Danforth Avenue, 10:45 a.m.
Royal Canadian Legion – Stan Lister Hall, 100 Salome Dr., 7:30 p.m.
Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavinia Ave., 10:45 a.m.
Toronto Zoo, Meadowvale Street, north of Sheppard Avenue, 10:55 a.m.
Ceremonies taking place in communities outside Toronto:
Memorial Square Cenotaph at Brampton City Hall, 2 Wellington St. W., 10:45 a.m.
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Hamilton, 9280 Airport Rd., 10:45 a.m.
Royal Canadian Legion Hall Ajax, 111 Hunt St., 10:45 a.m.
Burlington City Hall cenotaph, 426 Brant St., 10 a.m.
Flato Markham Theatre for Performing Arts, 171 Town Centre Blvd., 10:30 a.m.
George's Square in Oakville, 10 a.m.
Woodbridge Cenotaph, Wallace Street south of Woodbridge Avenue, Vaughan, 10:30 a.m.
Mississauga Civic Centre Community Memorial, 300 City Centre Dr., 10:45 a.m.
Royal Canadian Legion – Port Credit Branch 82, 35 Front St. N., Mississauga, 11 a.m.
Royal Canadian Legion – Streetsville Branch 139, 101 Church St., Mississauga, 11 a.m.
Spencer Smith Park, 1400 Lakeshore Rd., Burlington, 9 a.m.
TTC, GO Transit to acknowledge Remembrance Day:
TTC routes will be operating normally on Tuesday, except for two minutes of silence at 11 a.m. During the tribute, all vehicles will stop and trains will hold in stations.
GO Transit will be operating normally, but veterans and a companion may travel free on all lines, provided they carry a medal or uniform.
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