Oshawa: downtown roads close for Remembrance Day parade Nov. 11

Several downtown Oshawa streets will close on Wednesday, November 11, for the Remembrance Day parade hosted by Royal Canadian Legion Branch 43, the City of Oshawa says.

Metcalfe Street, between Centre Street South and Simcoe Street South, and Richmond Street East, between Mary Street South and Simcoe Street South, will be fully closed from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.

John Street West, between Centre Street South and Simcoe Street South, Centre Street South, between King Street West and John Street West, and Simcoe Street South, between John Street and Bruce Street, will be fully closed from 10:25 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Rolling closures will run from 10:25 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Richmond Street West, between Simcoe Street South and Centre Street South, Centre Street South, between Richmond Street West and King Street West, and Simcoe Street South, between Bruce Street and Richmond Street.

The parade begins at 10:25 a.m. at the R.S. McLaughlin Armoury and travels to the Memorial Park cenotaph, where the ceremony begins at 10:45 a.m., the city says.