Haldimand Remembers: Remembrance Day ceremonies held across county

by Haldimand Press Staff

November 13, 2025

CAYUGA—Remembrance Day ceremonies were held across Haldimand County on November 11, 2025 to honour those who gave their lives for our freedom.

CAYUGA—Remembrance Day ceremonies were held across Haldimand County on November 11, 2025 to honour those who gave their lives for our freedom. In Cayuga, Cheryl Fess-Clause (above) placed a poppy on the snow-covered cenotaph during the service. Each year, Fess-Clause attends the ceremony to pay her respects, laying a poppy on the monument before visiting her mother’s grave to place another in remembrance. —Haldimand Press photo by Kerry J Newstead.

Residents of Cayuga gathered at the courthouse for Remembrance Day.

  • The McQueen family – Tom, wife Edith, the Silver Cross Mother, son Aaron, and grandchildren JD and Blake – stand with a wreath dedicated to Captain Thomas McQueen, a member of the RCAF and the 401 “Ram” Squadron from CFB Cold Lake. —Haldimand Press photos by Kerry Newstead.
  • Members from Branch 159 of the Royal Canadian Legion in Cayuga lay wreaths. —Haldimand Press photos by Kerry Newstead.
  • Wreaths line the cenotaph following the service. —Haldimand Press photos by Kerry Newstead.

DUNNVILLE—Fortunately, the light snow did not deter a large crowd gathering for the Dunnville Remembrance Day ceremony, with the rain holding off until the service concluded.

  • 611 Harvard Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron cadets stand watch at the cenotaph where wreaths were laid during the ceremony
  • Trumpeter Dave Baldry played “Taps,” and later in the ceremony, piper Charlie King also performed.
  • The Colour Party from Dunnville Legion Branch 142. Following the Colour Party were local veterans and members of the Haldimand Fire Department. After the ceremony concluded, the Colour Party led a procession back to the Legion Hall for company and refreshments. —Haldimand Press photos by Nick Fearns.

HAGERSVILLE—Snow fell throughout the Hagersville Remembrance Day ceremony.

  • Members of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 164 (Hagersville) make their way to the cenotaph at Sgt. Andrew Harnett Memorial Park.
  • The Legion’s Colour Party arrives at the cenotaph, with Branch 164 President Brad Davidson carrying the Canadian flag and member Karen McMurchy carrying the Ontario flag.
  • Wreaths are laid at the Hagersville cenotaph on Alma Street. —Haldimand Press photos by Rachel Vaarkamp.

CALEDONIA—Remembrance Day services were held across Haldimand on November 11, 2025. In Caledonia, the Legion led a procession from Branch 154 to the cenotaph in Edinburgh Square. Two planes from the Hamilton Warplane Heritage Museum, a B-25 Mitchell Bomber and a Firefly, flew over at 11 a.m. . Centre, Master of Ceremonies and Past President Brian Haggith of Caledonia Legion Branch 154. Right, Councillor Da

  • The march from Caledonia Legion Branch 154 to the cenotaph.
  • Master of Ceremonies and Past President Brian Haggith of Caledonia Legion Branch 154.
  • Councillor Dan Lawrence and Mayor Shelley Ann Bentley lay a wreath. —Haldimand Press photos by Randy Carter.