Remembrance Day Services

Several Remembrance Day ceremonies and services will take place throughout Greater Sudbury, providing opportunities for residents to gather, honour and remember those who served and sacrificed for our country.

Capreol / Valley East
The Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 179 Capreol will host two Remembrance Day services on Wednesday, Nov. 11.  

Participants will assemble at 10 a.m. at the Capreol Public Library, 9 Morin St., for the procession to the Cenotaph. The Remembrance Day service will begin at 10:45 a.m. at the Capreol Cenotaph, 5 Hanna Avenue.

At 2 p.m. there will be a service at the Cenotaph in Hanmer, adjacent to the Howard Armstrong Recreation Centre at 4040 Elmview Dr.

Chelmsford
The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 553 Chelmsford will host two Remembrance Day events:

• Saturday, Nov. 7 – Remembrance Day Parade
  • Participants are asked to assemble between 9:30 and 10 a.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion, 3523 Errington Avenue. The parade will depart at 10:30 a.m. and proceed to the Cenotaph in Côté Park (near the intersection of André Street and Pinellas Road). Following the service, participants are invited to return to the Legion for a light lunch.
• Wednesday, Nov. 11 – Remembrance Day Service
  • A Remembrance Day service will be held at the Cenotaph in Côté Park, beginning at 11 a.m. Attendees are asked to arrive by 10:45 a.m. Following the service, everyone is invited to return to the Legion for a light lunch. Entertainment will be provided from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.

Coniston
The Coniston Historical Group will host a Remembrance Day Ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at Centennial Park located at the corner of Government Rd. and Second Avenue. The ceremony will take place from 10:45 to 11:15 a.m., and residents are asked to arrive by 10:30 a.m. The program will include recitations, music, including O Canada, the Last Post and Reveille, and a wreath-laying ceremony with participation from families, local businesses, and community groups.
 

 Falconbridge
The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 336 Falconbridge-Garson will host an indoor Remembrance Day ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 66 Edison Rd., Falconbridge. Assembly will begin at 10:30 a.m., with the ceremony starting at 10:45 a.m.

Lively
The Walden Seniors and Pensioners will host a Remembrance Day ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at the Lively Cenotaph, located at the corner of 6th Avenue and B Street. The ceremony will begin at 10:30 a.m., with a moment of silence observed at 11 a.m. In the event of inclement weather, the ceremony may be relocated indoors to the Walden Seniors and Pensioners Centre, 15 Kin Dr., Lively. 

Onaping Falls
The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 503 Onaping Falls will host a Remembrance Day service on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 11 a.m. at the Cenotaph, 51 Levack Dr., Levack. Residents are asked to arrive by 10:45 a.m.

A wreath-laying ceremony will take place at 2 p.m. at the Legion branch, located at 1 St. James St, Onaping.

Sudbury (Memorial Park)
The Civic Remembrance Day Ceremony, jointly hosted by the Royal Canadian Legion Dr. Fred Starr Branch 76 and the Royal Canadian Legion Lockerby Branch 564, will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at the Sudbury Arena, beginning at 10:30 a.m. Residents are asked to be seated by 10:15 a.m. for the arrival of the parade.

Following the ceremony, participants will march to Memorial Park for a wreath-laying ceremony, expected to take place between approximately 11:30 and 11:45 a.m.

• Parking and Transit
  • Free parking will be available in downtown municipal parking lots for those attending the ceremony.
  • Greater Sudbury Transit will operate on its regular weekday schedule and provide free transportation to and from the Sudbury Arena. Riders are asked to inform the driver that they are attending the Remembrance Day ceremony.
     

Sudbury (South End)
The Royal Canadian Legion Lockerby Branch 564 will host a Remembrance Day ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 2 p.m. at the Legion, located at 2200 Long Lake Rd.