Londoners gathered to remember, as thousands took in the Remembrance Day service at the downtown cenotaph Wednesday. For Veteran Commander 2Lt. (Ret’d) Philippe Morin their presence means the world. IN PHOTOS: Remembrance Day 2026 “Every year it seems like it grows a little bit more. Our platoon, our veterans get smaller every year. However, watching the support we get from the community. I want to thank them for coming out and paying homage to those who really deserve it,” he told CTV News. “In a few moments we will observe silence to mark the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month,” said CTV London’s Sean Irvine, who spoke to the crowd on hand and watching via livestream. Irvine assumes the role of emcee for the service following the retirement of long-time emcee Jim Swan. The event honours those who fought, and also those who served in peacekeeping and stood for human rights. Remembrance Day parade co-chair Cpt. Andrew Gough (Ret’d) says he’d like to see more young people observe Remembrance Day. “I’m pointing that to education, where we need to see Remembrance Day not as a promotion of war, but actually the preservation of our peace. The best way to do that is with our young,” he said. In addition to Canadian Forces, police, firefighters, and EMS are among the many in uniform to march in the Remembrance Day parade. The Silver Cross Mothers are Angela Cameron-Jolly, whose son Officer Cadet Brett Cameron died at Royal Military College in 2016, and Carolyn Wilson, whose son Trooper Mark Wilson died while serving in Afghanistan in 2006. “We’ve honoured Mark’s loss and all of our Canadians who lost their lives in conflict. And celebrate the ones that are still living,” Wilson said. London Mayor Josh Morgan said, “we don’t have democracy without those who served and protected, over generations.” “You know, it’s really important not just to make that act of remembrance each and every day, thank people for their service. But to show up on days like this. That’s what Londoners are doing today, and I’m really proud of our city,” Morgan added.
