Gananoque Mayor John Beddows and Legionnaire Anne Parker presented at the Remembrance Services held in Gananoque on November 11. Lorraine Payette/for Postmedia Network 
Local elementary school students came out to be part of the Remembrance Services held in Gananoque on November 11. Lorraine Payette/for Postmedia Network 
Wreathes were laid at the cenotaph as part of the Remembrance Services held in Gananoque on November 11. Lorraine Payette/for Postmedia Network 
Gananoque Poet Laureate Gretchen Huntley read out her special poem for the occaion at the Remembrance Services held in Gananoque on November 11. Lorraine Payette/for Postmedia Network 
Unidentified students from Gananoque Intermediate and Secondary School read out the names of the fallen at the Remembrance Services held in Gananoque on November 11. Lorraine Payette/for Postmedia Network 
Many members of the crowd left their poppies on the cenotaph at the Remembrance Services held in Gananoque on November 11. Lorraine Payette/for Postmedia Network 
Everyone was invited back to the Legion for chili and conversation. The 21EW – CFB Kingston enjoyed the break after the Remembrance Services held in Gananoque on November 11. Lorraine Payette/for Postmedia Network 
Students from Amelia’s Angels Day Care (aged about 3 ½ years each) brought the poppies they had made to the Remembrance Services held in Gananoque on November 11. Lorraine Payette/for Postmedia Network 
Members of the Queen’s Bands led the parade from the Legion to the Remembrance Services held in Gananoque on November 11. Lorraine Payette/for Postmedia Network 
Members of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 92 marched to the Remembrance Services held in Gananoque on November 11. Lorraine Payette/for Postmedia Network
(ON – November 11, 2024) It was a cold and wet as Gananoque and area celebrated Remembrance Day on November 11, but that has never stopped the crowds from coming out to pay homage to the fallen. Services were held in Gananoque, Lansdowne, Rockport, and many other surrounding communities.
Wherever a ceremony was held, indoors or out, the message remained the same – We Will Remember Them. In Gananoque, the ceremony was emceed by Mayor John Beddows, with Legionnaire Anne Parker reading out the Act of Remembrance and Arch Deacon Wayne Varley presenting the prayers. Music was provided by the Queen’s Bands.
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