Honouring Ontario’s Veterans
Everyone Welcome To Attend Remembrance Day Ceremony At Queen’s Park
The Ontario government is inviting people to pay tribute to the sacrifices of our veterans at the Queen’s Park Remembrance Day ceremony this week.
The Ceremony of Remembrance will be held at the Veterans’ Memorial on the front lawn of the main legislative building at Queen’s Park. The Veterans’ Memorial is dedicated to the men and women who have served with courage to protect our freedom in times of war and in peace.
The ceremony will begin at 10:45 a.m. on Thursday, November 11. It will include two minutes of silence, a youth pledge and the laying of wreaths, including the People’s Wreath. The public is invited to acknowledge the sacrifices that have been made on their behalf by pinning a poppy on the flowerless People’s Wreath.
QUICK FACTS
- Lest we forget: Remembrance Day was created to commemorate the end of World War I in 1918 at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.
- Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae was born in Guelph in 1872. His 15-line poem, In Flanders Fields, was written in 20 minutes on the battlefield after a fellow solider died. It was first published in 1915.
- The Ceremony of Remembrance honours the sacrifices of Canadian soldiers since World War I, including those who served in World War II, Korea, in peacekeeping missions and in Afghanistan.
