Every year at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, Torontonians join other Canadians and people around the world in remembering and honoring those who have made sacrifices in times of war. In the preceding week, you can take part in Veterans' Week activities while on November 11th and on the weekends nearest Remembrance Day, you can attend a public ceremony at the following locations:
Sunday November 4, 2012
Scarborough Civic Centre - Sunday November 4
- City of Toronto Ceremony - www.toronto.ca/lestweforget/
- 150 Borough Drive
- 2012 ceremony begins at 2pm on Sunday November 4th
Sunday November 11, 2012
Prospect Cemetery - Sunrise Service
© Marilyn Campbell
- 1450 St. Clair Avenue West
- Source: www.toronto.ca/lestweforget/ - "Community ceremonies"
- See photos from 2011 in the About.com: Toronto Remembrance Day 2011 Photo Album on Facebook
- For more information contact Prospect Cemetery and Mausoleum, 416-651-4040
- 2012 ceremony begins at 8am
Queen's Park - Veterans' Memorial
© Marilyn Campbell
- Ontario's Ceremony of Remembrance
- Front lawn of the Main Legislative Building, Queen's Park
- Visit the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration website to learn more about the Veteran's Memorial.
- See photos from the 2011 ceremony on the government website.
- See more photos from 2011 in the About.com: Toronto Remembrance Day 2011 Photo Album on Facebook
- 2012 ceremony begins at 10:45am
Toronto Old City Hall - Cenotaph
Marilyn Campbell
- City of Toronto Ceremony - www.toronto.ca/lestweforget/
- 60 Queen Street West (at Bay Street)
- 2012 ceremony begins at 10:45am
Historic Fort York/Strachan Avenue Military Cemetery
© Marilyn Campbell
- Presented by The City of Toronto, Fort York National Historic Site and the Toronto Municipal Chapter IODE (Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire) - www.toronto.ca/culture/museums/featured-events.htm
- Admission to Fort York is free until 12:30 (learn more about visiting Fort York on the City of Toronto website).
- Garrison Common/Strachan Avenue Military Cemetery, Fort York, 250 Fort York Boulevard
- 2012 ceremony begins at 10:45am
East York Civic Centre - Memorial Gardens
- City of Toronto Ceremony - www.toronto.ca/lestweforget/
- 850 Coxwell Avenue (at Mortimer Avenue)
- 2012 ceremony begins at 10:45am
Etobicoke Civic Centre - Cenotaph
Marilyn Campbell
- City of Toronto Ceremony - www.toronto.ca/lestweforget/
- 399 The West Mall (at Burnhamthorpe Road)
- 2012 ceremony begins at 10:15am
North York Civic Centre (Toronto Centre for the Arts) - George Weston Hall
- City of Toronto Ceremony - www.toronto.ca/lestweforget/
- George Weston Recital Hall at the Toronto Centre for the Arts
- 5040 Yonge Street
- 2012 ceremony begins at 10:45am
