Midwestern Ontarians will have plenty of options on where to pay their respects for Canada's veterans and war dead on Remembrance Day.
Numerous ceremonies will be held to mark the day on Wednesday.
People are encouraged to gather at cenotaphs in Wingham, Listowel, Lucknow, Kincardine, Hanover, Goderich, Paisley, Chesley, Ripley, Clinton, Owen Sound, Wiarton, Meaford, Southampton, Stratford, Mount Forest, Harriston, Palmerston, Lion's Head, Flesherton, and Markdale. Services will begin at 10:45 a.m. and will include land acknowledgements and the national anthem, followed by the playing of Last Post and two minutes of silence. That is typically followed by the laying of wreaths at the foot of the cenotaph. To find a Remembrance Day ceremony happening near you click here.
Many local legions will host parades to the cenotaphs just prior to the Remembrance Day service, followed by luncheons after.
Remembrance candles placed in front of more than 500 memorial markers on the front lawn of the Wellington County Museum and Archives lit on Tuesday night will continue to burn through Remembrance Day. Each marker represents a Wellington County resident who fought and died in the First World War, Second World War, Korean War, and Afghanistan war.
The Peace Bell will ring out at the Knox Presbyterian Church in Kincardine from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. It is the 108th year the church has rung the Peace Bell in remembrance of soldiers who fought and died for the country.
For those who cannot physically attend local Remembrance Day services, Canada's National Remembrance Day Ceremony in Ottawa will be available for viewing online through the Royal Canadian Legion's Facebook page.
In observance of Remembrance Day, all federal government offices, including Service Canada and passport offices will be closed. As will Canada Post and banks.
