In 2013 Remembrance Day is on Monday, November 11.
On remembrance day members of the armed forces (soldiers, sailors and airmen) are commemorated. The other common name for this day is Armistice Day which marks the date and time when armies stopped fighting World War I. on November 11th at 11am in 1918 (the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month). Some 100,000 Canadian soldiers died in the First and Second World Wars.
In Canada, Remembrance Day is a federal statutory holiday (except in NL, NWT, ON and QC) as it is in most other countries in the world where this day is observed on the national level.
All government buildings fly the Canadian flag this day and people remember those who fought for Canada during a two minute silence at 11am. Many people wear poppies before and on Remembrance Day to show their respect and support for Canadian troops. Poppies are generally handed out free but often a voluntary donation is given in exchange.
In the United States this day is called Veteran’s Day and is also observed on November 11.
As Canadians look to pay tribute to fallen soldiers on Remembrance Day, those in Toronto have various ceremonies they can participate in to pay their respects.
But where are the ceremonies? Most cities have a municipally-organized event, but Toronto is lucky to have a wide variety.
Check the list below to find a ceremony in your neighbourhood. If you can’t make it this Nov. 11, the service at Old City Hall will be broadcast on CP24, CTV and radio station Newstalk 1010, according to the city.
You can also watch a live-stream of the light falling across the headstone of the Unknown Soldier, who represents all unidentified soldiers killed in war, at the Canadian War Museum at 11 a.m.
Barring watching any sort of ceremony, remember to observe 11 minutes of silence at 11 a.m.
City-run ceremonies
Old City Hall Cenotaph, 60 Queen St. West, 10:45 a.m.
East York City Centre, 850 Coxwell Avenue, 10:45 a.m.
Etobicoke City Centre, 399 The West Mall, 10:15 a.m.
North York: George Weston Recital Hall at the Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St, 10:45 a.m.
York Civic Centre, 2690 Eglinton Avenue West, 10:45 am.
Fort York National Historic Site, 250 Fort York Boulevard, 10:45 a.m.
Other government or community-organized services
Ontario Government Legislative Building, Queen’s Park, 10:45 a.m.
University of Toronto Soldiers’ Tower, 7 Hart House Circle, 10:20 a.m.
Prospect Cemetery Sunrise Service, Cross of Sacrifice, 1450 St. Clair Ave. West, 8 a.m.
Kew Gardens Cenotaph, 2075 Queen St. East, 11 a.m.
Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavinia Ave., 10:45 a.m.
Legion services
Mount Dennis Legion, 1050 Weston Road, 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10
Scarborough Cenotaph, Kingston Road and Danforth Avenue, 10:45 a.m.
Royal Canadian Legion, Stan Lister Hall, 100 Salome Dr., 7:30 p.m.
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