Ways to mark Remembrance Day in Waterloo region and area

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· Posted: Nov 07, 2025 12:46 PM EST | Last Updated: 4 hours ago

Remembrance Day is connected Tuesday and is simply a time to bespeak connected the sacrifices of Canadians who person served the state successful assorted roles, from conflicts to peacekeeping missions.

There are respective ceremonies being held successful Waterloo portion starting this play and connected Tuesday.

Early events

Indigenous Veterans Day

Saturday astatine 10:30 a.m.

Southern Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Centre, 745 Coronation Blvd. Cambridge

This lawsuit volition honour the service, the sacrifice, and the contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis veterans passim Canada.

New Dundee ceremony

Saturday astatine 10:45 a.m. the parade starts, ceremonial astatine 11 a.m.

New Dundee Community Park

Elmira ceremony

Sunday astatine 3 p.m.

60 Memorial Ave., Elmira

The work volition beryllium astatine the cenotaph pursuing the parade from the Elmira Branch located astatine 11 First St. E.

Tavistock ceremony

Sunday astatine 1 p.m.

223 Hope Street W., Tavistock

Candle Lighting

Monday astatine 5:30 p.m.

Wellington County Museum and Archives

People tin spot a candle connected each of the markers astatine the depository astatine dusk. The candles volition stay lit until Wednesday. Candles are provided and anyone tin attend.

Cambridge

There are 3 events successful Cambridge connected Tuesday:

• Galt: The parade volition statesman astatine 9:45 a.m. astatine the Galt Legion, question down Water Street to Main Street bridge, past to the cenotaph. The ceremonial volition statesman astatine 10 a.m.
• Preston: The parade volition statesman astatine 10:30 a.m. astatine the Preston Legion connected Margaret Street, question down Westminister Drive, King Street and Argyle Street to the cenotaph.
• Hespeler: The ceremonial volition statesman astatine 10:30 a.m. astatine the cenotaph astatine the country of Queen Street E. and Tannery St.

Kitchener

In Kitchener, the Royal Canadian Legion Fred Gies Branch 50 volition clasp its yearly Remembrance Day ceremonial Tuesday opening astatine 10:30 a.m. The speechmaking of the fallen begins astatine 10 a.m.

The parade volition commencement from Ontario Street and proceed on King Street and Frederick Street to the cenotaph connected Duke Street. The work astatine the cenotaph begins astatine 10:45 a.m.

Waterloo

The Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 530, volition clasp its yearly ceremonial connected Tuesday with the parade opening astatine 10:15 a.m. astatine Regina Street S. and Bridgeport Road E.

The ceremonial astatine the Waterloo Cenotaph connected Regina Street, adjacent to metropolis hall, volition beryllium astatine 10:30 a.m.

A show wrong metropolis hallway with ceramic poppies volition beryllium disposable for radical to view.

John Short holds 1 of hundreds of clay poppies made by the Waterloo Potter's Workshop for a poppy plot displayed astatine Waterloo City Hall. (Carmen Groleau/CBC)

New Hamburg

The parade connected Tuesday volition commencement astatine the ceremonial location astatine 291 Huron St. astatine 10:05 a.m. It volition march to the cenotaph wherever a wreath volition beryllium laid. 

An indoor work volition travel astatine the New Hamburg Community Centre followed by societal clip astatine the Legion astatine 65 Boullee St.

Guelph

There are 3 services successful Guelph connected Tuesday:

• At 8:55 a.m., a work volition beryllium held astatine McCrae House connected Water Street successful the memorial gardens.
• University of Guelph volition person a work from 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. successful the University Centre with a procession to laic wreaths astatine War Memorial Hall.
• Legion's work volition beryllium held astatine 10:30 a.m. astatine the Sleeman Centre followed by a parade to the cenotaph.

Other section events connected Tuesday

Aberfoyle ceremony, 10:30 a.m., Puslinch Community Centre.

Elora ceremony, 10:45 a.m., 1 MacDonald Square, Elora.

Salem ceremony, 9:30 a.m., Veterans Park, Salem.

Rockwood ceremony, 10:55 a.m., Main Street S. and Guelph Street successful Rockwood.

Watch from location connected CBC

CBC News volition beryllium marking Remembrance Day with peculiar sum from the National Remembrance Day Ceremony successful Ottawa connected TV, vigor and online.

Coverage volition commencement astatine 10 a.m.