A big crowd gathered on the Victoria Park Cenotaph in London, Ont., Saturday morning for town’s annual Remembrance Day ceremony and parade.
This yr’s parade took a barely totally different route as a result of development within the downtown.
The parade, which consisted of members of assorted army and police teams, met on the Delta Armouries, went east on Dundas Road, north on Waterloo Road and west on Dufferin Avenue.
Street closures have been in place however the streets have since reopened.
The ceremony started with the Salvation Military Jubilee Brass adopted by a land acknowledgement and opening remarks.
The gang sang the nationwide anthem together with a dwell band’s efficiency.
The Final Put up was then performed, adopted by two minutes of silence at 11 a.m. to commemorate the armistice that went into impact on Nov. 11, 1918, ending the First World Struggle.
Remembrance Day ceremonies passed off throughout the nation, together with Canada’s nationwide Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa.
Gloria Hooper, the nationwide Silver Cross Mom, laid a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in honour of her son Chris Holopina, who was the primary Canadian peacekeeper to be killed within the United Nations operation in Bosnia in 1996.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued an announcement encouraging Canadians to honour Canadian Armed Forces members who’ve fought or supplied humanitarian support in crises.
– with information from The Canadian Press
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