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Formal observations of Remembrance Day begin at 10:30 ET in the nation’s capital.
9:52, National War Memorial
Tom Spears writes:
Richard Mathieu made the trip from Deux-Montagnes near Montreal as he does each year. He spent 25 years in the Air Force and served in the Gulf War. He had friends who serves in Bosnia.
“That’s a war they forget, Bosnia. And the Gulf War,” he said. He comes back to the same spot on the east side of the memorial “to pay my respects, my friend. I knew people who died and my uncle used to be with the Fusilliers de Montréal in the Second World War. So I just come to pay my respects.”
Each year he sits in the same spot.
Bob Dewling from St. John’s, Newfoundland, was in Ottawa for a conference and stayed an extra day to attend. He hasn’t been to this ceremony before.
He spent 11 years caring for elderly veterans in long-term care facility “so this is kind of a bucket list thing. My generation never had to serve and I’m certainly grateful for everything they did.”
10:27, National War Memorial
Tom Spears writes:
Gordon Jensen came in black leather motorcycle-style clothes, worn by members of a group of United Nations and NATO mission vets. Jensen is a 30-year naval vet.
About 40 members were at the ceremony.
The group formed in part “to find those that are lost. Some are on the streets, some have been lost by the system. A lot tend to dissociate themselves, not only from the Forces but also from friends and family.”
“The main purpose of the Veterans’ UN group was to bring them back in and give them a sense of community.”
The main commemoration begins at 10:30 a.m. at the National War Memorial. The ceremony includes a 21-gun salute and a low-level flypast by three Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 jets shortly after 11 a.m.
A ceremony at the National Military Ceremony at Beechwood Cemetery begins at 10:30 a.m. with reviewing officer Maj. Gen. Derek Joyce, deputy commander Military Personnel Command.
Related
Road closures
Roads around the National War Memorial will be closed from 7:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. These include:
Federal offices and services will be closed Nov. 11. Ottawa City Hall, all city service centres and public libraries, and the provincial court houses on Elgin Street and Constellation Drive will also be closed. The City of Ottawa’s 311 service will be available for emergency calls. It is a regular school day for the Ottawa public and separate school boards.
Free parking for veterans
Vehicles with special licence plates issued to veterans by any provincial or territorial transportation ministry are allowed to park for free at paid parking spaces on city streets in the vicinity of the National War Memorial and in the City Hall parking garage.
OC Transpo
OC Transpo will operate on a normal service; buses that can safely do so will pull to the side of the road to observe two minutes of silence at 11 a.m. Veterans in uniform or who wear their medals can ride free on OC Transpo and STO buses, as can their travelling companions. STO buses will operate on a reduced schedule. Bus detours will occur in downtown Ottawa because of the closed streets.
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9:52, National War Memorial
Tom Spears writes:
Richard Mathieu made the trip from Deux-Montagnes near Montreal as he does each year. He spent 25 years in the Air Force and served in the Gulf War. He had friends who serves in Bosnia.
“That’s a war they forget, Bosnia. And the Gulf War,” he said. He comes back to the same spot on the east side of the memorial “to pay my respects, my friend. I knew people who died and my uncle used to be with the Fusilliers de Montréal in the Second World War. So I just come to pay my respects.”
Each year he sits in the same spot.
Bob Dewling from St. John’s, Newfoundland, was in Ottawa for a conference and stayed an extra day to attend. He hasn’t been to this ceremony before.
He spent 11 years caring for elderly veterans in long-term care facility “so this is kind of a bucket list thing. My generation never had to serve and I’m certainly grateful for everything they did.”
10:27, National War Memorial
Tom Spears writes:
Gordon Jensen came in black leather motorcycle-style clothes, worn by members of a group of United Nations and NATO mission vets. Jensen is a 30-year naval vet.
About 40 members were at the ceremony.
The group formed in part “to find those that are lost. Some are on the streets, some have been lost by the system. A lot tend to dissociate themselves, not only from the Forces but also from friends and family.”
“The main purpose of the Veterans’ UN group was to bring them back in and give them a sense of community.”
The main commemoration begins at 10:30 a.m. at the National War Memorial. The ceremony includes a 21-gun salute and a low-level flypast by three Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 jets shortly after 11 a.m.
A ceremony at the National Military Ceremony at Beechwood Cemetery begins at 10:30 a.m. with reviewing officer Maj. Gen. Derek Joyce, deputy commander Military Personnel Command.
Related
Road closures
Roads around the National War Memorial will be closed from 7:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. These include:
- Wellington Street between Sussex/Colonel By drives and Bank Street
- Colonel By Drive southbound between Rideau and Daly streets
- Daly Street eastbound between Colonel By Drive and Nicholas Street
- Nicholas Street northbound between Daly and Besserer streets
- Queen Street between Metcalfe and Elgin streets
- Elgin Street between Wellington and Albert streets
- MacKenzie Avenue between Murray and Rideau streets
- Metcalfe Street between Wellington and Albert streets
- O’Connor Street between Wellington and Queen streets
Federal offices and services will be closed Nov. 11. Ottawa City Hall, all city service centres and public libraries, and the provincial court houses on Elgin Street and Constellation Drive will also be closed. The City of Ottawa’s 311 service will be available for emergency calls. It is a regular school day for the Ottawa public and separate school boards.
Free parking for veterans
Vehicles with special licence plates issued to veterans by any provincial or territorial transportation ministry are allowed to park for free at paid parking spaces on city streets in the vicinity of the National War Memorial and in the City Hall parking garage.
OC Transpo
OC Transpo will operate on a normal service; buses that can safely do so will pull to the side of the road to observe two minutes of silence at 11 a.m. Veterans in uniform or who wear their medals can ride free on OC Transpo and STO buses, as can their travelling companions. STO buses will operate on a reduced schedule. Bus detours will occur in downtown Ottawa because of the closed streets.
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