Canadians honour their veterans today, and if you are looking for a Remembrance Day Ceremony to attend, there are several across Windsor-Essex.
The biggest will be in Windsor at the city's official Remembrance Day Service at the Cenotaph at City Hall Square. The ceremony starts at 10:50 a.m. For those who can't go, the service will be recorded by YourTV Cogeco and broadcast at 1 p.m., 6 p.m., and 10 p.m.
As part of Windsor's Remembrance Day activities, City Hall is illuminated red each night until November 14, and decorative lighting will be lit up red along sections of Ouellette Avenue.
The University of Windsor is holding its own Remembrance Day Ceremony, starting at 10:45 a.m. outside the front entrance to Memorial Hall.
Members of the Sarnia Police Service leaving Veterans Park after the Remembrance Day service. November 11, 2024. (Photo by Natalia Vega)
In Essex, the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 201 will march from the Essex Legion to the Town of Essex Cenotaph on Talbot Street South. The march starts at 10:45 a.m. and the service starts soon after it arrives at the cenotaph.
Harrow Legion Branch 338 will march from the Harrow Legion starting at 10:45 a.m. to the Veterans Memorial Parkette on King Street, where the cenotaph is located. The ceremony will start at 11 a.m.
Leamington's ceremony starts at 10:45 a.m. at the Cenotaph in Leamington. Those attending are asked to arrive by 10:35 a.m.
Kingsville's commemoration starts at 11 a.m. at that town's cenotaph.
The ceremony in LaSalle starts at 11 a.m. at Cenotaph Park. It will also be live-streamed on the Town of LaSalle's YouTube Channel.
In Comber, there's a service hosted by the Comber Royal Canadian Legion Branch 241. That's at Comber Veterans Memorial Garden on Main Street.
And in Amherstburg, a parade will assemble at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch at 10:30 a.m. before proceeding to the Cenotaph in King's Navy Yard Park. The service starts at 11 a.m.