Services also held in Niagara Falls, St. Catharines
Hundreds gathering in Port Colborne this morning for Remembrance Day services.
Legion President Harry Hamilton with a reminder the poppy is more than just a flower. "It is a promise, a promise that we will remember, a promise that we will never take our freedom for granted. A promise that we will continue striving for a world worthy of the courage and sacrifice of those we honour today."
Mayor Bill Steele adding his speech would not be possible without soldiers' sacrifices. "I've not sacrificed anything for my freedom, it was given to me by those who came before me and sacrificed so much. So, now it is my responsibility to never forget the service and sacrifices of over 1.5-million Canadian soldiers."
Wreaths were laid from various veterans groups and others.
Many also gathered at the Grimsby Centotaph.
In Flanders Fields was read, written by Canadian doctor Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae as he tended to the wounded and dying in WW1.
The war ended on the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month. "The cost of seeking peace... 9-million soldiers dead, and 2-million wounded. And similar stats can be brought out for World War 2, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the present war in Ukraine and so forth."
Services were held around Niagara.
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