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Remembrance Day 2017: Where to pay your respects in Hamilton this week

Here's a list of the multiple ceremonies and events commemorating veterans in Hamilton this week.

There are multiple ceremonies and events commemorating veterans in Hamilton this week

A pipe band plays in Hamilton's 2014 Remembrance Day parade. (Kelly Bennett/CBC)

There are manyRemembrance Day eventshappening across Hamilton this week.

Hundreds are expected to pack Gore Park downtown on Saturday in a show of solemn respect atthe main downtown ceremony, which starts with a parade from the John Foote V.C. Armouries on James Street North to the park.

At the service to be hosted by theCanadian Warplane Heritage Museum,aircraft from the museum are set to fly past as part of its ceremony honouringthe area's veterans.

Events also include a commemorative concert put on by the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra on Saturday evening.

Here's where you can pay your respects in and around the city.

  • Community Driven Service of Remembrance:700 Spring Garden Rd., Burlington, Nov. 7, 10 a.m.
  • SpecialHamilton Military Museum display:610 York Blvd, Nov.10toNov.12, noon to 4 p.m.
  • Ancaster Remembrance Day Service: Ancaster Old Town Hall, 310 Wilson St.E,10:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m.
  • Dundas Remembrance Day Parade and Service: Dundas Cenotaph at the Dundas Lions Memorial Community Centre, 10 Market St.S,10:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m.
  • Lynden Remembrance Day Service:Royal Canadian Legion,Beverly Branch,206 Lynden Rd,10:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m.
  • Mount Hope Remembrance Day Service:Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, 9280 Airport Rd,10:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m.
  • Royal Canadian Legion Branch 163 Remembrance Day Service:435 Limeridge RdE,10:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m.
  • Stoney Creek Remembrance Day parade and service: Stoney Creek CenotaphKing Street andHighway 8,10:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m.
  • DowntownHamilton Remembrance Day service and parade:Parade starts at 10:15 a.m. at theJohn Foote V.C. Armouries at200 James St. N, moving to Veterans' Place at Gore Park for a service from10:45 a.m. to12:45 p.m.
  • Waterdown Remembrance Day Service:Royal Canadian Legion,Waterdown Branch 55, 79 Hamilton St.N,10:45 amto12:45 pm
  • Stories in the Stones: The Veterans Tour:The veterans grave sitetour honours the men and women from Hamiltonwho served from 1776 to the Korean War. Nov. 11,777 York Boulevard, across from Dundurn Castle. The tour is free and runs from11a.m.to1 p.m.
  • HPO Hamilton Remembers: A musical ceremony of remembrance. FirstOntario Concert Hall, 1 Summers Lane,7:30 p.m.to8:30 p.m. More info and tickets here.