Remembrance Day
The Royal Canadian Legion exists, in large part, as the ‘Guardians of Remembrance’. This day is the most important one in our calendar.
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Each year, hundreds of people gather at the Haileybury cenotaph for the Remembrance Day ceremony, which begins at 10:45 am November 11th.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
We are pleased to announce that Rear Admiral Steve Waddell, Vice Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy will be our Guest Speaker at the November 11th Remembrance Day Banquet.
For information about Rear Admiral Waddell, click here.
Ceremony Details
The ceremony proceeds as follows:
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A parade with a colour party and the Temiskaming District Pipe & Drum Band
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The singing of our National Anthem ‘O Canada’
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Playing of ‘The Last Post’
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2 minutes of Silence
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The sounding of 11 tolls of the bell
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Piper’s Lament
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Playing of ‘Reveille’ or ‘The Rouse’
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Reading of Honour Roll – those who died during the World Wars and Afghanistan
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Recitation of ‘In Flanders Fields’
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Laying of Wreaths
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The Royal Anthem ‘God Save The King’
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After the official ceremony is finished, the public is invited to Branch 54 for a light lunch and refreshments following the ceremony. Following that, the Legion offers the following activities.
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Buses leaving from Branch 54 with the Pipe & Drum Band bring any who want to come along to visit the Legion branches in Cobalt and Latchford. Everyone, including those from Cobalt and Latchford, then return to Branch 54 for socializing, and then the buses return the folks from Cobalt and Latchford to their respective Legion Branches.
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A formal banquet at the Branch 54 Legion Hall that includes dinner, a guest speaker, and presentation of awards. Contact the Branch for Tickets.