Windsor police closely guarded a sombre remembrance service in Windsor on Sunday, and will do the same on Tuesday, when the city converges on the cenotaph for Remembrance Day.
Several streets surrounding Windsor’s City Hall Square were closed off, as residents honoured the men and women who served, and continue to serve Canadians everywhere. Windsor police officers were stationed on every corner and on roof tops; their presence highly visible within the crowds of people.
According to Windsor police Chief Al Frederick, it will be a similar scene at Tuesday’s remembrance ceremony. Frederick wouldn’t specify exact numbers, but said there will be 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.
Windsor’s Remembrance Day ceremony is scheduled to start at 10:30 a.m.
