The Municipality of Clarington, together with Royal Canadian Legion Branch 178, will mark Remembrance Day with services across the municipality on November 7, 8 and 11, 2026.
The main Bowmanville parade and service take place Wednesday, November 11 at 10:30 a.m. The parade leaves the Bowmanville Legion and marches to Veterans’ Square beside Town Hall, at 40 Temperance Street, for the service.
Other services are scheduled as follows: Newtonville, Saturday, November 7 at 10:30 a.m. at the Newtonville Cenotaph, 4498 Highway 2; Tyrone, Sunday, November 8 at 9:30 a.m. at the Tyrone Community Centre, 2716 Concession Road 7; Orono, Sunday, November 8 at 1:15 p.m., with the parade leaving the Rebekah Lodge, 124 Church Street North, and marching to the Orono Cenotaph; Newcastle, Wednesday, November 11 at 10:30 a.m. at the Newcastle Cenotaph, 20 King Avenue West; Whitecliffe Terrace Retirement Residence in Courtice, Wednesday, November 11 at 10:30 a.m. at 1460 Highway 2; and the Wilmot Creek Night of Remembrance, Wednesday, November 11 at 7 p.m. at the Wheelhouse Auditorium, 1 Wheelhouse Drive, Newcastle, for residents only.
Road closures will be in effect in Bowmanville and Newcastle from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on November 11. In Bowmanville, King Street will be closed between Ontario Street and Temperance Street, and Temperance Street will be closed from King Street to Church Street. In Newcastle, King Avenue will be closed between Baldwin Street and Mill Street.
Residents who cannot attend in person can attend another Remembrance service in Clarington, watch local television coverage, or watch the Government of Ontario’s Remembrance Day ceremony.
Source: Municipality of Clarington
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Source: Municipality of Clarington
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