Remembrance Day Parade and Ceremony

The Garden on the Unforgotten. Photo by Tek Ang

Lest We Forget

At the eleventh hour of eleventh day of the eleventh month, a moment of silence will be observed to honour all who have fallen and acknowledge those who have served for our freedom.

Thank you to the Royal Canadian Legion, Branches 43 and 637, and the many supportive community partners for coming together to highlight and honour those that have made and continue to make sacrifices on our behalf. Lest we forget.

The Royal Canadian Legion - Branches 43 and 637 began at 10:45 a.m. Monday, November 11, 2024, at the Memorial Park Cenotaph (located at 110 Simcoe St. S.) was telecast on Rogers TV Durham, which began at 10:30 a.m. To see full telecast details, visit rogerstv.com/durham-region/shows

The 2024 Parade Route travelled from Richmond St. to Centre St. S., to John St. to Simcoe St. post-ceremony, the parade travelled north on Simcoe St. to Richmond St. returning to The Ontario Regiment (RCAC).

Please join us to honour the sacrifices of those before us on Tuesday, November 11, 2025.

1924 to 2024: 100 Years of Honouring Sacrifice

Cenotaph at Memorial Park. Photo by Tek Ang

The War Memorial/Cenotaph, designed by English sculptor Alfred Howell, was unveiled on November 11, 1924. It features a bronze figure of an infantryman atop a carved stone column flanked by curved stone walls. The stones used in the memorial were collected from allied countries of the First World War, as well as from most of the battlefields where Canadians took part. Bronze tablets inscribed with the names of those who lost their lives in the wars and other conflicts can be found on the memorial.