Ray Gendron, left, lays the first wreath at the cenotaph on behalf of MP Alex Ruff as announcer Colin Hodson, seated at microphone, begins the wreath-laying ceremony.

Solemn and silent, hundreds gathered to join veterans and Legion members for the 2022 Remembrance Day Service at the Owen Sound cenotaph Friday.

Unseasonably warm temperatures welcomed participants as they remembered and reflected on those who have served, and those who never returned. Legion Branch 6 organizers were touched and honoured by the turnout as crowd size returned to pre-COVID levels, well above the 100-participant limit of the previous two years.

The Canadian flag flies at half mast during the annual service.

Wreaths arranged in rows during Owen Sound's Remembrance Day services, above. The gun salute fires, below left, as veterans stand in observance.

Pipers Bill Millman, above right, and son Andy Millman lead the parade. A Salvation Army euphonium, below, reflects the gray sky.

Silver Cross Mother Gladys Pennaccietti, above right, and Anne McCallum pause in honour. Georgian Bluffs mayor-elect Sue Carleton, below, places the township's wreath.

Owen Sound Mayor Ian Boddy, above left, receives the city's wreath from Kate Wilson. Harry Hutchinson, below right, assists the city's outgoing deputy mayor Brian O'Leary with the placement of the Grey County wreath.

School children bolstered the hundreds gathered on 1st Avenue  West, above. Generational experiences exchanged, below, are a common sight on Remembrance Day.

It's a long morning for the cadets, above. More than six collapsed on the grass and gardens. They were helped by medical responders into the library to recover. Royal Canadian Legion members head back to Branch 6, below, as the service ends.

– by Staff
David Galway