Remembrance Day weekend in Prescott and Russell was breezy with sunshine and some clouds as residents in several communities gathered to honour Canada’s veterans, both the living and the dead, who served their country.

Saturday afternoon a quiet ceremony was held at the Cenotaph in the Village of Alfred in Alfred-Plantagenet Township.

Sunday morning at L’Orignal, the sky was cloudy over L’Orignal Park for the 11 a.m. gathering at the Cenotaph there for Remembrance Sunday.

The sky cleared up by the afternoon for the 2 p.m. Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Cenotaph on Main Street in Vankleek Hill.

In other communities around Prescott and Russell and elsewhere in Canada, citizens gathered at their local cenotaph or watched ceremonies on television if they are unable to attend in person.

November 8 is also Indigneous Veterans Day with many ceremonies honouring the sacrifice that First Nations, Metis, and Inuit citizens of Canada made during the First and Second World Wars, the Korean War, the Bosnian War, the Afghan War, and the various U.N. peacekeeping missions that Canada has participated in.

On November 11 Hawkesbury residents will gather at the Cenotaph on Cartier Boulevard for the official 11 a.m. service.