Poppies are placed in the snow at the Montreal cenotaph during a Remembrance Day ceremony, in Montreal, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
Mayor-elect Soraya Martinez Ferrada, assisted by Terrance Deslage, places wreath at the cenotaph during a Remembrance Day ceremony, in Montreal, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
Members of the ºÃÉ«tv Armed Forces, dignitaries and the public participate in a Remembrance Day ceremony, in Montreal, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
Poppies are placed in the snow at the Montreal cenotaph during a Remembrance Day ceremony, in Montreal, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
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Mayor-elect Soraya Martinez Ferrada, assisted by Terrance Deslage, places wreath at the cenotaph during a Remembrance Day ceremony, in Montreal, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
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Members of the ºÃÉ«tv Armed Forces, dignitaries and the public participate in a Remembrance Day ceremony, in Montreal, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
MONTREAL - Bruno Plourde says he was participating in Tuesday's Remembrance Day ceremony under heavy snowfall in Montreal to remember a fallen comrade.
Plourde is a former lieutenant-colonel who served in Afghanistan.
He says it’s vital to remember those who paid the ultimate price to protect their country.
He was among a number of veterans and active armed forces members who attended the ceremony at Montreal's Place du Canada
The ceremony began just after 10:30 a.m., with wreaths laid one by one in recognition of those that lost their lives in service.Â
It also included a 21-gun salute, and a flyover by the 438 Tactical Helicopter Squadron.
This report by ºÃÉ«tvwas first published Nov. 11, 2025.
