Veterans to be recognized at three events for 2024 Remembrance Week

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St. Marys will mark Remembrance Week 2024 with three events.

On Saturday, November 9 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., the St. Marys Legion and Army and Navy will host Veterans’ Decoration Day at the St. Marys Cemetery (150 Cain St.). Formerly known as the Veterans' Flag Planting Ceremony, loved ones of veterans interred at St. Marys Cemetery are invited to receive complimentary flags to place at veterans' graves. Flags can be picked up at the cemetery chapel on November 9.

On Sunday, November 10, the Royal Canadian Legion will hold a ceremony and parade. The parade will march from the St. Marys Legion to the Town Hall cenotaph at 12:30 p.m. A service of remembrance will follow. Church St. will be closed between Station St. and Queen St. from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. Queen St. will also be closed between Peel St. and Church St. at this time.

Mayor Strathdee will lead a Remembrance Day ceremony at the Town Hall cenotaph on Monday, November 11 at 10:45 a.m. Queen St. will be closed between Peel St. to Church St. from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. for the event.

The November 11 ceremony will be streamed live on the Town of St. Marys Facebook page for those unable to attend in person. The stream will start shortly before 10:45 a.m.  and can be viewed at www.facebook.com/stmarysontario. A Facebook account is not required to view the live stream.

Following the ceremony, residents are encouraged to visit the St. Marys Museum exhibit titled ‘Behind the Battlefield: War on the Home Front’, beginning on Monday, November 11. The exhibit focuses on the war effort in St. Marys, highlighting the contributions that St. Marys and area residents made from the home front and will be available for viewing during the Museum’s regular hours until November 2025.

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Morgan Easton | Events Coordinator
519-284-2340, ext. 249 | measton@town.stmarys.on.ca