Remembrance Day road closures, ceremonies and parades in the capital region

By Mike Vlasveld

National Remembrance Day Ceremony and Veterans Parade goes Sunday, November 11, in downtown Ottawa. 

Expect the following road closures between 7 a.m. and 1 p.m.:

– Rideau Street and Wellington Street, between Colonel By Drive and Bank Street
– Queen Street, between Metcalfe Street and Elgin Street
– Elgin Street, between Wellington Street and Albert Street
– Metcalfe Street, between Wellington Street and Albert Street
– O'Connor Street, Between Wellington Street and Queen Street

The following streets will close intermittently during the ceremony:

– Laurier Avenue, between Nicholas Street and Elgin Street
– Elgin Street, between Laurier Avenue and Albert Street
– Colonel By Drive, between Rideau Street and Daly Avenue
– Daly Avenue, between Colonel By Drive and Nicholas Street
– Southbound Nicholas Street, between Daly Avenue and Laurier Avenue

OC Transpo downtown detours: 

Between 6 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Sunday, November 11, Routes 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14 and 18 will be detoured due to the Remembrance Day 2018.

A number of Remembrance Day ceremonies and parades in the capital region run until 3 p.m.

The following areas of the city will be impacted by these events:

Nepean – 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in front of Ben Franklin Place, 101 Centrepointe Drive. Parade on Centrepointe Drive between Constellation Drive and Chrysalis Way.

Vanier – 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., north on Cyr Avenue between the Royal Canadian Legion (294 Cyr Avenue) and Montreal Road, east on Montreal Road between Cyr Avenue and Hannah Street, and north on Hannah Street between Montreal Road and Marier Avenue, and to the Vanier Cenotaph for the ceremonial service. Following the service, the parade participants will return to the Royal Canadian Legion going south on Hannah Street between Marier Avenue and Montreal Road, south on Cody Avenue between Montreal Road and Jeanne Mance Street, west on Jeanne Mance Street between Cody Avenue and Savard Avenue, and north on Savard Avenue between Jeanne Mance Street and Racine Robert Funeral Home.

Kanata – 10:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Campeau Drive between Earl of March High School and Teron Road; Teron Road between Campeau Drive and Colchester Square; Colchester Square; Campeau Drive between Colchester Square and Earl of March High School.

Manotick/South Carleton – 10:15 a.m. to noon, east on Beaverwood Road from the Royal Canadian Legion to Manotick Main Street, north on Manotick Main Street from Beaverwood Road to Clapp Lane, east on Clapp Lane from Manotick Main Street, and to the Manotick Cenotaph for the ceremonial service. Then,south on Dickinson Street from the Manotick Cenotaph and Mill Street, west on Mill Street from Dickinson Street and Manotick Main Street, south on Manotick Main Street from Mill Street and Beaverwood Road, west on Beaverwood Road from Manotick Main Street and the Royal Canadian Legion (Branch 314)

Navan – 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Colonial Road between Delson Drive and Fairgreen Avenue, and to the Navan Cenotaph for the ceremonial service.

Orléans – 10:00 a.m. to 11 a.m., Vimont Court; Taylor Creek Boulevard between Vimont Court and the Royal Canadian Legion at 800 Taylor Creek Boulevard, and to the Orleans Cenotaph for the ceremonial service.

Carp – 10:00 a.m. to noon, Donald B Munro Drive between Carp Road and Thomas Argue Road; Falldown Lane between Donald B Munro Drive and 518 Donald B Munro Drive

Metcalfe – 10:45 a.m. to 12;30 p.m., Victoria Street between Eighth Line Road and Louise Street, and to the ceremonial service at the Cenotaph in front of the Municipal Building.

Richmond – 10:45 a.m. to noon, Perth Street between the Richmond Shopping Plaza and the Richmond Memorial Park for the ceremonial service.

Stittsville – 1:45 to 2:45 p.m., north on Stittsville Main Street between the Royal Canadian Legion, (1480 Stittsville Main Street) and Warner-Colpitts Lane, and west on Warner-Colpitts Lane between Stittsville Main Street and the Stittsville Cenotaph for the ceremonial service. The parade participants will return to the Royal Canadian Legion going east on Mulkins Street between the Stittsville Cenotaph and Stittsville Main Street, and south on Stittsville Main Street between Mulkins Street and the Royal Canadian Legion, Stittsville Branch 618.

Westboro – 1:30 to 3 p.m., north on Winston Avenue between the Royal Canadian Legion and Madison Avenue, east on Madison Avenue between Winston Avenue and Churchill Avenue, south on Churchill Avenue between Madison Avenue and Richmond Road, and west on Richmond Road between Churchill Avenue and Broadview Avenue to the Westboro Cenotaph. Wreath laying and ceremonial service at Westboro Cenotaph from 2:30 p.m. The parade participants will return east on Richmond Road between Broadview Avenue and the Royal Canadian Legion (Westboro Branch 480).

West Carleton – 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m., on Sat. November 10. Royal Canadian Legion (West Carleton Branch 616), Constance Bay Road between McConnell Lane and Allbirch Road, and Allbirch Road between Constance Bay Road, and to the Royal Canadian Legion for the ceremonial service.

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