Windsor residents honoured the men and women of the Canadian Military, past and present, at the annual Remembrance Day ceremony at the Memorial Cenotaph in City Hall Square.
Hundreds of citizens gathered at Windsor's cenotaph for the ceremony that began at 11 a.m. Thousands of other people attended ceremonies at cenotaphs and schools in Essex County.
Several streets surrounding Windsor’s City Hall Square were closed off. Windsor police officers were stationed on every corner and on roof tops and their presence was highly visible.
Windsor police Chief Al Frederick wouldn’t specify exact numbers, but said there was a substantial increase in the number of officers present.
“We’ve had an increase this year, as a result of threat levels in Canada,” says Frederick. “There is more presence and more emphasis on security for those in attendance.”
The heightened security and elevated threat level comes weeks after Cpl. Nathan Cirillo was gunned down at the National War Memorial in Ottawa.
Meanwhile, there was also a ceremony at St. Joseph High School s Windsor. Corporal Andrew Grenon, who was killed in Afghanistan in 2008, was being recognized at the ceremony. His parents were in attendance.
