Remembrance Day is celebrated to honor the veterans of Canada. If you want to participate in such events, read this helpful list of Remembrance Day events in Toronto for 2021.
1. 12,000 Canadian Flags
This event honors the members of the Canadian
Armed Forces who made the ultimate sacrifice. A display is available for viewing
at Manulife’s global headquarters in Toronto from November 4 to 11, 2021. Read
more here.
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2. Operation Raise a Flag
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is hosting Operation
Raise a Flag will help raise funds in support of the Veterans program at
Sunnybrook. People can get flags online, too, and send donations. It will be
held on November 11, 2021, at the grounds of Sunnybrook Veterans Centre,
Toronto. Read more here.
3. That Choir Remembers
It is a remembrance concert where you can
expect an evening of reflection. It will be held on November 12 & 13, 2021,
at 8 PM at St. Anne’s Anglican Church, 270 Gladstone Ave, Toronto. Read more here.
4. Songs of Remembrance
Here you will be reminded of love and lives
lost via the music of the folk revival and beyond. It will star Paul Mills,
Joanne Does, Douglas Long, and Dan Rutledge and will be held online on Friday,
November 12, 2021, from 7:30 PM onwards. Read more here.
5. National Remembrance Day Ceremony
It will be held at the National War Memorial
and will be held as per local health guidelines like social distancing and
putting on masks. It will also be broadcast live on Facebook and TV. It will
take place on November 11, 2021, from 10:45 AM onwards. Read more here.
6. Remembrance Day Ceremonies at GTA
Royal Canadian Legions
RCL Oakridge Branch 73: Ceremony is planned in
front of Legion Branch 73 cenotaph. A light meal at the Clubroom will follow it.
It will take place on Thursday, November 11, 2021, from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM.
Read more here.
7. Ajax Remembrance Ceremony
This Remembrance Day ceremony will be held on Thursday,
November 11, 2021, from 10:30 AM onwards at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 322, 111
Hunt St, Ajax. Read more here.
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8. Canadian War Museum Remembrance Day
Ceremony
Canadians can also attend the ceremony at The
Canadian War Museum on November 11, at exactly 11 AM (EST). It will also be
available online. Read more here.
9. Queens Park Remembrance Day Ceremony
Outdoor service is planned in front of the
legislative assembly in Toronto, and it follows provincial health and safety
protocols. It will be held on Thursday, November 11, from 10:45 AM onwards. It
will also be available online. Read more here.
10. The Soldiers’ Tower Service of
Remembrance
In this ceremony, the university community will
remember those members who fell in the First and Second World Wars and during
other clashes. It will be held on Thursday, November 11, 2021, from 10:30 AM onwards.
It will also be available online. Read more here.
Image Source- https://alumni.utoronto.ca/alumni-networks/shared-interests/soldiers-tower/service-of-remembrance
11. City of Toronto Remembrance Day
Ceremonies
Remembrance Day ceremonies will be held across
the city. Anyone can attend and watch a Livestream of the City’s Remembrance
Day ceremony on the City’s YouTube Channel and the website on Thursday,
November 11, from 10:45 AM onwards. Read more here.
Other events worth attending are Brampton
Remembrance Day, Burlington
Remembrance Day, Markham
Remembrance Day, Mississauga
Remembrance Day, Oakville Remembrance
Day, Oshawa
Remembrance Day Ceremonies, Pickering
Remembrance Day Ceremony, and Richmond
Hill Remembrance Day Ceremony.
Learn more about Remembrance Day here.
Read how people celebrated Remembrance Day 2020
here.
by Shruti , BNS Business News
Source:
https://www.todocanada.ca/remembrance-day-ceremonies-in-toronto-the-gta/