An absolutely beautiful late fall day with sunny skies and moderate temperatures…a perfect setting for Pickering’s Remembrance Day commemoration ceremony.
Hundreds of Pickering residents, appreciating the outstanding fall weather, attended the ceremony at The Esplanade Park at the Pickering City Hall.
Nearly all elected officials of the local constituencies were in attendance. The few who were absent were at ceremonies elsewhere or working. Peter Bethlenfalvy, always a supporter of Pickering events, was in attendance in his home riding of Uxbridge-Stouffville. James Blair was commemorating with his students at Dunbarton High School. The other elected officials and local municipal councillors laid their wreaths: Maurice Brenner, Shaheen Butt, Linda Cook, Mara Nagy with son, Noah, Dave Pickles, Lisa Robinson, Mayor Ashe and MP Juanita Nathan.
The ceremony was very well hosted by the president of Pickering’s Royal Canadian Legion, President Michael MacFarlene, giving it the gravitas it deserved. The “Last Post” was played by the expected bag pipes, even if it was electronic. The various dignitaries addressed the crowd of nearly a thousand guests. Retired Mayor Dave Ryan, current Mayor Ashe and local MP Juanita Nathan read their addresses.
The laying of the wreaths followed with wreaths laid at the cenotaph monument by numerous dignitaries and representatives of Pickering’s officialdom: the Durham Police, the Pickering Fire Department, the Royal Legion.
Pickering very fittingly commemorated all those who should be remembered on this Remembrance Day, Nov. 11, 2026.
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Photo gallery by Richard
