Several area communities are pausing for Remembrance Day ceremonies this week.
Most communities are holding ceremonies on Friday, Nov. 11 including an outdoor event in North Bay.
The city says the ceremony, organized by the Royal Canadian Legion, will be held on Remembrance Day at the Memorial Park Cenotaph on First Avenue.
Attendees are asked to be seated by 10:40 am.
East Ferris is holding a ceremony Wednesday, Nov. 9 at the cenotaph while Bonfield’s ceremony is on Thursday, Nov. 10.
St. Joseph-Scollard Hall Catholic Secondary School (SJSH), meanwhile, is honouring 31 students from the original Scollard Hall who died in World War II.
After an original memorial and statue of Mary were moved off-site during construction at the school and were unable to be re-located, a new statue and memorial plaque have been set up inside a courtyard at SJSH.
A dedication is taking place as a part of the school’s Remembrance Day ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 10.
Below is a list of upcoming Remembrance Day parades and ceremonies:
Bonfield
-Thursday, Nov. 10. Gathering just before 11 am for the ceremony at the municipal office.
Callander
– Church service at 9:30 am on Friday, Nov. 11, parade marches to the cenotaph at 10:30 am with the ceremony at 11 am.
East Ferris
– Ceremony at East Ferris Cenotaph on Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 10:30 am. Reception to follow at the Corbeil Park Hall.
Mattawa
– Parade and ceremony on Friday, November 11, starting at 10:15 am at the Legion and arriving at the cenotaph shortly before 11 am.
Nipissing First Nation
– Ceremony and luncheon for Remembrance Day on Friday, Nov. 11 at 11 am in Garden Village at the Cenotaph.
North Bay
– Ceremony, organized by The Royal Canadian Legion, will be held outdoors at the Memorial Park Cenotaph on First Avenue on Friday, Nov. 11. Attendees are asked to be seated by 10:40 am.
Powassan
– No parade, meet at the cenotaph at 10:45 am on Friday, Nov. 11 for service at 11 am. Social to follow at Powassan Legion.
Trout Creek
– No parade, meet at the cenotaph at 10:45 am on Friday, Nov. 11 for service at 11 am. Social to follow at Powassan Legion.
West Nipissing
– Parade starting at 10:30 am on Friday, Nov. 11 from River and John Streets to the cenotaph for the ceremony at the Legion. Light lunch to follow at the Legion.
Verner
– Ceremony at 10:30 am on Friday, Nov. 11 at École élémentaire catholique Ste-Marguerite-d’Youville
