Royal Canadian Legion Branch 234 and the Ladies Auxiliary organize Remembrance Day services for the Guelph community to honour veterans and pay tribute to those who lost their lives or were injured in service to Canada.
Events on Remembrance Day
Tuesday, November 11
9 a.m.
Ceremony at Colonel John McCrae House
9:45 a.m.
Parade forms on Farquhar Street.
10:00 a.m.
Parade arrival at Sleeman Centre.
10:10 a.m.
Remembrance Day Service at the Sleeman Centre.
12 p.m. to 2 p.m. (approx. end)
A procession will take place from the Sleeman Centre, past Guelph Cenotaph, and continue down Woolwich Street back to Farquhar Street.
Map of Parade Route
Please note that Farquhar Street will be closed between Wyndham Street North and Freshfield Street from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. to accommodate for these services.
Traffic and transit
Guelph Transit will provide regular service throughout the day, however, there will be temporary traffic disruptions during the parade.
- From 9:45 to 10:20 a.m., the parade will go through Guelph Central Station. This could cause temporary service delays.
- At 11 a.m., all buses will stop at safe points to pause for two minutes to honour Canada’s veterans.
- The Guelph Transit Administration Office will be closed on Tuesday.
City Hall is closed
Guelph City Hall is closed on Remembrance Day to allow employees to attend and support local services and ceremonies.
How the City honours veterans
All flags at City facilities will be flown at half-mast on November 8 in honour of Indigenous Veterans Day and on November 11 in honour of Remembrance Day.
Seventy-five per cent of new streets are named after war casualties: citizens who made a significant contribution to the city, and City employees who died while in the service of our city. Honourary street name signs for Guelph’s war casualties are identified by blue letters on a white background and a poppy symbol.