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This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Legion.
Here is a list of Remembrance Day Services in the Quinte region.
Tuesday, November 10th:
-The City of Belleville will host its first of two services at the Elmwood Cemetery at 4 p.m. on River Road.
Wednesday, November 11th:
91X continues to encourage every to take a moment, pause, and attend a local service in-person. Those who are unable to get out, can listen to our reflection just at 11 a.m. at 91.3 FM.
Loyalist College in Belleville will host a service at the Link Lounge from 10:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. The service will be livestreamed.
-The Belleville Veterans Council Service will be held starting at 10:30 a.m. at the Belleville Cenotaph on Cannifton Road. YourTV/Cogeco Belleville will have a special broadcast from the Belleville ceremony with local historians Dan Maloney & Richard Hughes
-Quinte West: Ceremonies will take place just before 11 a.m. at the Trenton Cenotaph, Frankford Cenotaph, and Harold Cenotaph on Stirling-Marmora Road. Road closures – Mill Street in Frankford between Scott Avenue and South Trent Street, will be closed from 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. In Trenton, Quinte Street and Albert Street will be closed from 10:15 a.m. to noon.
-Prince Edward County will have services in Picton, Wellington, and Consecon. The Picton United Church will host a service at 10 a.m. The Picton Cenotaph will be the site of the main service, starting just before 11 a.m. The Wellington United Church will host a service at 10 a.m. The Wellington Remembrance Day Service will start just before 11 a.m. The local legion will be open for a light lunch until 2:30 p.m.
-Stirling: The town will start their service at 9 a.m. at the Harold Cenotaph. A parade will start at 10:30 a.m. from the Stirling Theatre to the Stirling Cenotaph.
-Madoc: A parade will start from the local legion to the Madoc Cenotaph at 10 a.m. The parade will start at 10:30 a.m. from the Legion to the Cenotaph.
-Bancroft: The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 181 will host the service at the Bancroft Cenotaph just before 11 a.m. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Bancroft Cenotaph that was built in 1956. The service will feature the North Hastings Highlanders Pipe Band, and the colour party with flags.
-Tweed: The local legion will host a parade that will start at 10:30 a.m. from the legion building to Tweed Memorial Park.
-Napanee: The town’s parade at 10:30 a.m. will start at the Royal Canadian Legion (26 Mill St. East), travel north on John St. to Thomas St., and then east on Thomas St. to the Cenotaph (97 Thomas St. East).
Remembrance Day is not a public/statutory holiday for general workers or schools in Ontario. Local municipal buildings will be closed. However, it is a federal holiday.






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