On Wednesday, November 11, communities across the Saint John region will gather to remember those who lost their lives in service and honour those who have served and continue to serve. From the Field of Honour on the West Side to the cenotaph on the Rothesay Common, here’s where you can join them.
Saint John
9am | Field of Honour, Cedar Hill Extension Cemetery
The first service of the day takes place at the Field of Honour on the West Side.
11am | TD Station
Doors open at 9am for Saint John’s central service. Plan to be seated by 10:15am. The ceremony includes the Last Post, two minutes of silence and the laying of official wreaths. Peel Plaza Parking Garage is free for the day.
11am | Royal Canadian Legion Branch 69 Cenotaph
The West Side service takes place at the cenotaph between Barnhill Memorial School and St. Rose School.
11am | Jervis Bay–Ross Memorial Park
The East Side service takes place at the memorial park.
After the TD Station service | King’s Square Cenotaph
Families, individuals, businesses and community groups can lay wreaths at the cenotaph immediately after the central service.
2pm | Public Gardens
The North End observance is an afternoon wreath-laying at the Public Gardens memorial.
Kennebecasis Valley
10:30am | qplex, Quispamsis
The official Kennebecasis Valley Remembrance Day ceremony takes place indoors at the qplex. Please be inside and seated by 10:15am.
10:45am | Rothesay Common Cenotaph
A separate, community-led memorial service takes place outdoors at the cenotaph on the Common.
Grand Bay–Westfield
Arrive by 10:15am | Veterans Peace Park Cenotaph
Royal Canadian Legion Bayview Branch 22 will hold the service rain or shine. Woolastook Drive between River Valley Drive and Highland Road will be closed from 10am–noon. The Legion will also stream the service on Facebook.
Hampton
10:45am | Cenotaph at the Mike Murphy Memorial Field House
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 28’s parade leaves the field house parking lot at 10:35am. The town asks spectators to arrive before 10:40am. Two minutes of silence will be observed at 11am, and members of the public can place poppies at the cenotaph. Parking is limited. In poor weather, the service moves inside the field house.
Fundy-St. Martins
10:40am | St. Martins Legion Branch 63
The St. Martins Legion hosts a Remembrance Day service on Wednesday, November 11.