Remembrance Day ceremonies and events affect transit services in the Bowmanville area of Clarington, Guelph, Mississauga, Toronto and Uxbridge Thursday, November 11.
The events affect these routes:
Durham Region Transit — 902A King, 905B Thickson - Reach.
Guelph Transit — 3 Westmount, 20 Northwest Industrial, 99 Mainline.
MiWay — 1C Dundas - Collegeway, 44 Mississauga Road; 101 Dundas express; 110 University express.
TTC — 19 Bay, 94A Wellesley, 501H Queen / Humber, 501L Queen - Long Branch.
Bowmanville
A parade forms up at the Royal Canadian Legion at 10 a.m., moves off at 10:30 a.m. and end at the cenotaph at Town Hall at 11 a.m.
Durham Region Transit is detouring buses before, during and after the event.
902A King
From 10 a.m. until noon Remembrance Day, Thursday, November 11, westbound buses operate along their regular route to King Street East and Ontario Street, then detour:
southward along Ontario;
westward along Queen Street; and then
northward along Scugog Street to King East,
resuming their regular route westward along King.Westbound buses skip their regular stops
- on King Street East beyond George Street and at Temperance Street.
Instead, westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on King Street East at Ontario Street and
- on Scugog Street at King Street East.
Eastbound buses operate along their regular route to Church and Division Streets, then detour:
eastward along Church; and then
southward along Liberty Street North to King Street East,
resuming their regular route southward along Liberty South.Eastbound buses skip their regular stops
- on King Street East beyond Division Street and at Ontario Street and Liberty Street South.
Instead, eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Scugog Street beyond King Street East and
- on Liberty Street North at King Street East.
Clarington
See Bowmanville.
Guelph
A brief ceremony takes place at the cenotaph on Eramosa Road at 10:40 a.m. Dignitaries lay wreaths.
Guelph Transit is detouring buses before, during and after the ceremony.
99 Mainline
From 10:30 until 11:30 a.m. Remembrance Day, Thursday, November 11, southbound buses operate along their regular route to Norfolk and Macdonell Streets, then detour:
southward along Norfolk and Gordon Streets;
eastward along Fountain Street;
northward along Wyndham Streets South and North;
eastward along Carden Street and then circling Guelph Central Station terminal,
stopping at platform 7.Northbound buses proceed from platform 18 in Guelph Central Station terminal:
eastward along Macdonell Street;
southwestward along Wellington Street East;
northward along Gordon and Norfolk Streets to Macdonell Street,
resuming their regular route northward along Norfolk.Northbound buses skip their regular stopping
- on Macdonell Street across from Wilson Street.
20 Northwest Industrial
From 10:30 until 11:30 a.m. Remembrance Day, Thursday, November 11, inbound buses operate along their regular route to Paisley and Norfolk Streets, then detour:
southward along Norfolk and Gordon Streets;
eastward along Fountain Street;
northward along Wyndham Streets South and North;
eastward along Carden Street and then circling Guelph Central Station terminal,
ending their trips at platform 5.Inbound buses skip their regular stop
- on Wyndham Street North at Cork Street East.
Instead, inbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Norfolk Street at Cork Street West and
- on Gordon Street at Nottingham Street.
Outbound buses start their trips at platform 14 in Guelph Central Station bus terminal, as usually, then proceed:
eastward along Macdonell Street;
southwestward along Wellington Street East;
northward along Gordon and Norfolk Streets to Woolwich Street,
resuming their regular route northward along Woolwich.Outbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Woolwich Street at Heffernan Street and beyond Cardigan Street.
Instead, outbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Wellington Street East beyond Wyndham Street North,
- on Gordon Street beyond Wellington Street East and across from Nottingham Street and
- on Norfolk Street at Cork Street East and beyond Suffolk Street East.
3 Westmount
From 10:30 until 11:30 a.m. Remembrance Day, Thursday, November 11, inbound buses operate along their regular route to Suffolk Street West and Norfolk Street, then detour:
southward along Norfolk and Gordon Streets;
eastward along Fountain Street;
northward along Wyndham Streets South and North;
eastward along Carden Street and then circling Guelph Central Station terminal,
ending their trips at platform 15.Inbound buses skip their regular stopping
- on Woolwich Street across from Cardigan Street and
- on Wyndham Street North at Cork Street East.
Outbound buses start their trips from platform 20 in Guelph Central Station terminal, as usually, then proceed:
eastward along Macdonell Street;
southwestward along Wellington Street East;
northward along Gordon and Norfolk Streets to Suffolk Street,
resuming their regular route westward along Suffolk West.Outbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Woolwich Street at Heffernan Street and beyond Cardigan Street.
Instead, outbund buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Wellington Street East beyond Wyndham Street North,
- on Gordon Street beyond Wellington Street East and across from Nottingham Street and
- on Norfolk Street at Cork Street East.
Mississauga
From 10:30 until 11:30 a.m. Remembrance Day, Thursday, November 11, the University of Toronto is closing the Mississauga campus to all traffic during its virtual Remembrance Day Ceremony.
MiWay is detouring buses, while the campus is closed to traffic.
1C Dundas - Collegeway
From 10:30 until 11:30 a.m. Remembrance Day, Thursday, November 11, eastbound buses operate along their regular route to The Collegeway and Mississauga Road, then detour:
along their regular route southward along Mississauga.
Eastbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Inner Circle Road on the University of Toronto’s Mississauga campus and
- on Mississauga Road [southbound] at The Collegeway.
Instead, eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at a temporary stop
- on The Collegeway at Mississauga Road.
Westbound buses reverse the eastbound detour routing.
Westbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Inner Circle Road on the University of Toronto’s Mississauga campus and
- on Mississauga Road [southbound] at The Collegeway.
101 Dundas express
From 10:30 until 11:30 a.m. Remembrance Day, Thursday, November 11, eastbound buses operate along their regular route to Dundas Street West and Mississauga Road, then detour:
along their regular route eastward along Dundas West.
Eastbound buses skip their regular stop
- on Inner Circle Road on the University of Toronto’s Mississauga campus.
Instead, eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at a temporary stop
- on Dundas Street West at Mississauga Road.
Westbound buses reverse the eastbound detour routing.
Westbound buses skip their regular stop
- on Inner Circle Road on the University of Toronto’s Mississauga campus.
44 Mississauga Road
From 10:30 until 11:30 a.m. Remembrance Day, Thursday, November 11, southbound* buses operate along their regular route to Mississauga Road at Outer Circle Road [south], then detour:
southward along Mississauga; and then
westward along Dundas Street West to Erin Mills Parkway, ending their trips.Southbound buses skip their regular stop
- on Inner Circle Road on the University of Toronto’s Mississauga campus.
Instead, buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Mississauga Road at The Collegeway and at Dundas Street West and
- on Dundas Street West at Redstart Drive and east of Erin Mills Parkway.
Northbound buses start their trips on Dundas Street West east of Erin Mills Parkway, then proceed:
westward along Dundas West;
northward along Erin Mills; and then
eastward along The Collegeway to Mississauga Road,
resuming their regular route northward along Mississauga.Northbound buses skip their regular stop
- on Inner Circle Road on the University of Toronto’s Mississauga campus.
Instead, northbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Dundas Street West east of Erin Mills Parkway,
- on Erin Mills Parkway beside Erindale Secondary School,
- on The Collegeway beyond South Millway, south of South Millway, at Broadhollow Gate and at Mississauga Road.
110 University express
From 10:30 until 11:30 a.m. Remembrance Day, Thursday, November 11, southbound* buses operate along their regular route to Erin Mills Parkway and Burnhamthorpe Road West, then detour:
eastward along Burnhamthorpe West;
southward along Mississauga Road to Outer Circle Road [south],
resuming their regular route southward along Mississauga.Southbound buses skip their regular stop
- on Inner Circle Road on the University of Toronto’s Mississauga campus.
Instead, southbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at a temporary stop
- on Mississauga Road [southbound] at The Collegeway.
Northbound buses operate along their regular route to Mississauga Road at The Collegeway, then detour:
along their regular route westward along The Collegeway.
orthbound buses skip their regular stop
- on Inner Circle Road on the University of Toronto’s Mississauga campus.
Toronto
Two Remembrance Day ceremonies take place in Toronto:
Both ceremonies take place virtually - members of the public will not attend, although dignitaries will lay wreaths.
From 10:30 until 11:30 a.m. Remembrance Day, Thursday, November 11, the City of Toronto is closing
- Bay Street between Dundas and Queen Streets West and
- Queen Street West between York and Yonge Streets
to accommodate the City’s official ceremony at the Cenotaph in front of Old City Hall.
The TTC is likely detouring buses, while the streets are closed. However, it continues to suffer from the effects of a recent ransomware attack on its communications systems, so it has not been able to announce detours this year.
19 Bay
(This information is unofficial. We’ve based this part of the post on details the TTC supplied about detours during last year’s Rememberance Day event.)
From 10:30 until 11:30 a.m. Remembrance Day, Thursday, November 11, southbound buses operate along their regular route to Bay Street and Gerrard Street East, then detour:
eastward along Gerrard West;
southward along Yonge Street; and then
westward along Richmond Street West to Bay,
resuming their regular route southward along Bay.Southbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Bay Street at Gerrard Street West, Elm Street, Dundas Street West and Hagerman Street, beside Nathan Phillips Square and at Queen Street West.
Instead, southbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Yonge Street at Elm Street and Dundas Street West, across from #247 Yonge and Shuter Street and at Queen and Richmond Streets West.
Northbound buses operate along their regular route to Bay Street and Adelaide Street West, then detour:
eastward along Adelaide West;
northward along Yonge Street; and then
westward along Gerrard Street West to Bay,
resuming their regular route northward along Bay.Northbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Bay Street beyond Adelaide Street West, at Queen Street West and Albert Street, across from Hagerman Street and at Dundas Street West and Elm Street.
Instead, northbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Yonge Street at Richmond and Queen Streets East, Shuter Street and Dundas Street East and across from Elm Street.
501H Queen - Humber shuttle buses
501L Queen - Long Branch shuttle buses
(This information is unofficial. We’ve based this part of the post on details the TTC supplied about detours during last year’s Rememberance Day event.)
From 10:30 until 11:30 a.m. Remembrance Day, Thursday, November 11, eastbound buses operate along their current detour route to Adelaide Street West and York Street, then detour:
eastward along Adelaide West and East; and then
northward along Church Street to Queen Street East,
resuming their regular route eastward along Queen East.Westbound cars operate along their regular route to Queen Street East and Church Street, then detour:
southward along Church; and then
westward along Richmond Streets East and West to York Street,
resuming their current detour route westward along Richmond West.
From 9:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Remembrance Day, Thursday, November 11, the City of Toronto is closing
- Wellesley Street West between Queen’s Park Crescents West and East,
to accommodate the official Government of Ontario ceremony at the Legislature in Queen’s Park.
The TTC is detouring buses, while the street is closed.
94A Wellesley
(This information is unofficial. We’ve based this part of the post on details the TTC supplied about detours during last year’s Rememberance Day event.)
From 9:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Remembrance Day, Thursday, November 11, eastbound buses operate along their regular route to Queen’s Park Crescent West and Wellesley Street West, then detour:
southward along Queen’s Park West; and then
northward along Queen’s Park Crescent East to Wellesley West,
resuming their regular route eastward along Wellesley.Eastbound buses skip their regular stop
- on Wellesley Street West beside the Ontario Legislature.
Instead, eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Queen’s Park Crescent West beside Hart House and the University of Toronto Library and
- on Queen’s Park Crescent East beyond College Street.
Westbound buses operate along their regular route.
Uxbridge
The Uxbridge Legion Branch 170 is hosting a Remembrance Day Ceremony at the Cenotaph in Uxbridge starting at 10:30 a.m.
Durham Region Transit is detouring buses before, during and after the event.
905B Thickson - Reach
From 10:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Remembrance Day, Thursday, November 11, southbound buses operate along their regular route to Railway and Albert Streets, then detour:
eastward along Albert;
northward along Toronto Street North;
eastward along Dominion Street; and then
southward along Second Avenue North to Brock Street East,
resuming their regular route southward along Second South.Southbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Brock Street West at Toronto Street South and
- on Brock Street East at Main Street South.
Instead, southbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Toronto Street North across from and north of Albert Street and
- on Dominion Street at Main Street North.
Northbound buses operate along their regular route to Second Avenue and Brock Street East, then detour:
northward along Second North,
westward along Dominion Street;
northward along Main Street North;
southwestward along Toronto Street North to King Street,
resuming their regular route eastward along King.Northbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Brock Street East at Main Street North and
- on Toronto Street North across from Albert Street.
Instead, northbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Second Avenue North beyond Brock Street East and
- on Main Street North beyond Dominion Street.
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