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Brock Township sets Remembrance Day ceremonies for Nov. 11

Brock Township has invited residents to Remembrance Day services in Beaverton, Cannington and Sunderland on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, with parades, a sunrise service and wreath laying.

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Brock Township has invited residents to take part in Remembrance Day services in Beaverton, Cannington and Sunderland on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, to honour Canadian veterans and active service members and to reflect on peace, freedom and remembrance.

In Beaverton, a parade will leave the Beaverton Fire Station at 183 Bay St. at 10:30 a.m. and proceed to the Cenotaph. In Cannington, a sunrise service will be held at 8:00 a.m. at the Cannington Legion, 72 Peace St., followed by a Remembrance Day ceremony at the Cenotaph at 11:00 a.m. and light refreshments in the Legion Hall. In Sunderland, a service at Sunderland Legion Branch 141 begins at 10:15 a.m., with a parade to the Cenotaph at 120 River St. at 11:00 a.m. and lunch at the Legion afterward.

All ceremonies will feature a moment of silence, wreath laying and speeches from local dignitaries. Veterans' Week runs Nov. 5 to 11, the Legion Poppy Flag will be flown at the Municipal Administration Building, flags there will be lowered to half-mast on Nov. 6 until Nov. 12, and Indigenous Veterans Day is observed on Nov. 8. Veterans dinners will be held Nov. 7 in Beaverton at 5 p.m. and in Cannington at 5:30 p.m., with veterans attending free.

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Daily Durham News
Published
Nov 2, 2026, 10:10 a.m.
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www.townshipofbrock.ca

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