Naval  Association  of  Canada




Association navale du Canada

Naval  Association  of  Canada

Association Navale du Canada

Remembrance Day Parade

  • 11 Nov 2017
  • 10:00 - 12:00
  • National War Memorial

The following information is provided to assist NAC-O members to participate in either the National Remembrance Day Ceremony or in various local ceremonies.

Participating in the National Ceremony

On November 11th each year, Canadians gather at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, standing in collective Remembrance of all who have fallen in the military service of their country.

Viewing

Tens of thousands of spectators experience the ceremony from all around the National War Memorial so arriving early helps to get a good vantage point. Whatever your position, you can also view the ceremony on the jumbo screens set up around the Memorial with numerous speakers broadcasting the audio of the entire ceremony.

From 9:00 – 10:00 am, the Virtual Wall of Honour and Remembrance will be displayed on these screens. Canadians have been “building” this virtual wall of almost 2000 photographs of Veterans who have now passed. It is a way for all Canadians to pay tribute to their service.

Veterans Parade

All Veterans are welcome to join the Veterans Parade. Please arrive at the form up point, on Wellington Street, corner of Elgin (near the East Block), no later than 10:10 am. You may also gather in the Adam Room, Fairmont Chateau Laurier any time after 8:00 am. The parade will step off at 10:30 am en route to the National War Memorial.

Schedule

10:20 am - Marching Contingents arrive at the Memorial

10:35 am - Veterans Parade arrives at the Memorial Arrival of Dignitaries

10:57 am - O Canada, Last Post

11:00 am - Two Minutes of Silence, Lament, Rouse, Act of Remembrance, Prayers, Placing of Wreaths, Benediction

11:30 am - God Save the Queen, March Off

12:00 noon - Ceremony concludes

Road Closures

Streets around the National War Memorial will be closed to traffic starting at 7:00 am:

Rideau Street, west of Sussex Drive

Wellington Street, eastbound from Bank Street

Metcalfe Street, northbound from Queen Street

Queen Street, Metcalfe Street to Elgin Street

Elgin Street, northbound from Albert Street

For more information visit: www.legion.ca


Beechwood National Military Cemetery (10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.)

Military members of the National Capital Region and their families and friends are invited to observe the Remembrance Day Ceremony at the National Military Cemetery of the Canadian Forces (NMC) on Saturday, November 11th, 1030hrs. 

NMC is located within Beechwood Cemetery, 280 Beechwood Avenue, Ottawa. 

Military members should be dressed in service dress 1A, issued raincoat, or gabardine & black gloves depending on weather conditions. 

Free parking within the cemetery is available on a first-come-first serve basis.

For more information visit: www.beechwoodottawa.ca


Also

To find a ceremony in your community, contact any local Legion Branch: http://www.legion.ca/contact-us/find-a-branch 


Best sources for other ceremonies are local newspapers or other sites such as: https://www.ontario.ca/page/remembrance-day-ceremonies




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