Owen Sound sets Remembrance Day road closures and city closures for Nov. 11

Owen Sound will close several streets in the River District on Wednesday, Nov. 11, for the Remembrance Day parade and cenotaph service, the city says.

The parade begins at the Royal Bank at 10:45 a.m. and proceeds to the Owen Sound Cenotaph for an 11 a.m. service led by Royal Canadian Legion Branch 6, according to a city notice posted Nov. 6.

Parade closures, about 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.:

• 2nd Avenue East between 8th Street East and 9th Street East
• 1st Avenue East between 8th Street East and 9th Street East
• 8th Street East between 1st Avenue East and 2nd Avenue East
• Access to the Farmers' Market (lot 6) and City Hall (lot 1) parking lots will be restricted during those closures

Memorial service closures, about 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.:

• 8th Street West between 1st Avenue East and 2nd Avenue West
• 1st Avenue West between 8th Street West and 9th Street West

Vehicles parked on the affected streets or lots at or after 7:30 a.m. are asked to stay put until the roads reopen, the city says. Pedestrian access to businesses continues during regular hours.

City Hall, the Tom Thomson Art Gallery, the Owen Sound and North Grey Union Public Library and Public Works buildings are closed Nov. 11. Owen Sound Transit’s Core and Brooke stops in the closure area will be interrupted during the parade and ceremony.

A Veterans Memorial Crosswalk at 1st Avenue East and 8th Street is open this year, the city says.

Source: City of Owen Sound news release, Nov. 6, 2026.