Remembrance Day: where to go, what’s open and closed

By News Staff

Posted Nov 10, 2011 09:25:09 AM.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Legion officials with the Nova Scotia/Nunavut command say the main Remembrance Day ceremony at the Grand Parade will take place as scheduled, despite a forecast for up to 100mm of rain on Friday.

The Bedford ceremony has been moved from Fish Hatchery Park to the former Winners location at the Bedford Place Mall.

In Clayton Park, the service planned at the Korea War Memorial is being moved to the Canada Games Centre.

If any further plans change, News 95.7 will have the updates on air and in the list below.

Friday is a holiday in Nova Scotia under the Remembrance Day Act, so malls, grocery stores, NSLC branches, government offices and banks will all be closed.

Collection of garbage, organics or recyclables normally scheduled for Friday will take place on Saturday, Nov. 12. Further details about waste collection and weekend hours for the Otter Lake Facility are on HRM’s website.

Metro Transit buses are on a holiday schedule and there are several other disruptions to be aware of. Visit the Metro Transit website for details.

Here’s a complete list of Remembrance Day ceremonies taking place around HRM. Services start at 11 a.m. unless otherwise stated.

Halifax

  • Halifax Grand Parade
  • Camp Hill Cenotaph
  • Point Pleasant Park
  • Earl Francis Memorial, 7 Sussex Street, Spryfield
  • Korea War Memorial, Stratford Way in Clayton Park West ** RELOCATED ** to Canada Games Centre
  • Fairview Legion, Main Avenue and Hillcrest Street

Bedford

  • Fish Hatchery Park **RELOCATED** to former Winner’s site in Bedford Place Mall

Waverley

  • Legion Property, 1166 Rocky Lake Dr.

Dartmouth

  • Sullivan’s Pond
  • Cole Harbour Place Cenotaph, Forest Hills Parkway
  • Caen Legion, 1341 Main Rd., Eastern Passage

Enfield

  • Cenotaph, St. Bernard’s Church

Porter’s Lake

  • Cenotaph in Porter’s Lake, across from Superstore

Lower Sackville

  • Sackville Heritage Park, Memory Ln.

Beaver Bank (begins at 10:30 a.m.)

  • Kinsac Cenotaph, corner of Beaver Bank Rd. and Kinsac Rd. – Community Centre/Fire Station property

Windsor Junction

  • Windsor Junction Cenotaph, Windsor Junction School of Performing Arts on Windsor Junction Rd.

St. Margaret’s Bay

  • Seabright Legion, 11169 Peggy’s Cove Rd.

Lakeside

  • MacDonald Royal Canadian Legion, Greenhead Rd.

Upper Musquodoboit

  • Valley Branch, 2768 Caribou Rd.

Sheet Harbour

  • Coursellette Branch, #7 Highway, Sheet Harbour

Oyster Pond

  • Four Harbours Branch, #7 Highway, Oyster Pond

Moser River

  • Cenotaph, 28879 #7 Highway
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