By Chad Feehan
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
November 3, 2023 Edition
Mount Pearl’s annual Remembrance Day ceremony will run as usual next Saturday, November 11.
A parade will begin at Mount Pearl Intermediate School at 10:40 a.m. and will proceed down Ruth Avenue. Members of Branch 36 of the Royal Canadian Legion have organized a wreath laying ceremony at the cenotaph in St. David’s Park.
At a recent council meeting, councillor Jim Locke said that while every year is important, the role of service men and women will hit home for him personally, given the state of current world events.
“In light of what’s on the go in the world today in Gaza and Israel in Ukraine and other areas of strife, it certainly brings home when you watch every night the devastation,” he said.
Locke also noted the increased number of residents attending the ceremony in recent years.
Stride Running Club, meanwhile, is holding its own Remembrance Day event that morning.
The club’s annual Run to Remember trail race will begin by Sobey’s in Paradise at 8 a.m. and will reach the Great Canadian Dollar Store on Commonwealth Avenue by way of the T’Railway before returning to its point of origin.
Due to the race, there may be traffic disruptions in the Donovan Industrial Park and Corisande Drive area.
Registration is closed due to reaching its event cap.
