Events and parades commemorating Remembrance Day this weekend will involve local and rolling road closures, as described below. Residents and visitors are encouraged to come out to honour all Canadian veterans for their courage and sacrifice. Businesses in the local areas will be open to pedestrian traffic, but some roads will be closed to vehicles.
Festivals and other special events are important to the city, injecting hundreds of millions of dollars annually into Toronto’s economy. They are enjoyed each year by local residents and visitors.
In addition to road closures related to special events, a significant amount of road work is taking place in the city. People are encouraged to take public transit as a greener, faster and more affordable way of getting to their destinations. TTC customers can subscribe to eAlerts at http://www.ttc.ca or follow @TTCnotices on Twitter to receive information about service diversions.
Those who need to drive in the general vicinity of special events should allow extra time to get to and from their destinations. A more complete list of events and road work is available at http://www.toronto.ca/roadrestrictions.
Information about road closures related to parades and special events that are overseen by the Toronto Police Service is available at http://www.torontopolice.on.ca/specialevents/.
Remembrance Day Ceremony at Old City Hall
The following full road closures will be in effect on Sunday, November 11 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.:
• Queen Street West between Yonge Street and Osgoode Lane
• Bay Street between Dundas Street West and Richmond Street West (with restricted access between Dundas Street West and Albert Street).
• James Street between Queen Street West and Albert Street
A map of this closure is available at http://bit.ly/RDOldCItyHall2018
Remembrance Day Ceremony at Queen’s Park
The following full road closures will be in effect on Sunday, November 11 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.:
• Queen’s Park Crescent East between College Street and Wellesley Street West
• Queens Park Crescent West between Hoskin Avenue and College Street
• Grosvenor Street between Queens Park Crescent East and Surrey Place
• Wellesley Street West between Queens Park Crescent West and Queens Park Crescent East
A map of this closure is available at http://bit.ly/RDQueensPark2018
Remembrance Day Parade of Canadian Armed Forces
The following restrictions will be in effect on Sunday, November 11:
• Bremner Boulevard, from York Street to Lake Shore Boulevard West, will be restricted from 8:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. for parade formation.
• University Avenue, from York Street to Queen’s Park, will experience rolling road closures starting at 10 a.m.
A map of this closure is available at http://bit.ly/RDParade2018
Remembrance Day Military Celebration
The following lane closures will be in effect on Sunday, November 11 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.:
• The curb lane on Bloor Street East from Church Street to Ted Rogers Way
• The curb lane on Shuter Street between Jarvis Street and Sherbourne Street
• The curb lane on Queen Street East between Jarvis Street and Sherbourne Street
As part of this event, there will be rolling parade road closures on Sunday on the following streets and times:
• Church Street, between Queen Street East and Bloor Street East, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
• Jarvis Street, between Bloor Street East and Queen Street East, from noon to 1 p.m.
A map of this closure is available at http://bit.ly/RDMilitaryCelebration2018
This news release is also available on the City’s website: https://bit.ly/2REnUQX
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