City offering free rides to Remembrance Services

Several municipal services and offices will be closed Nov. 11 for Remembrance Day.

A Remembrance Day ceremony is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. at the Sudbury Arena, and doors open at 9:30 a.m.

The following municipal service schedule will be in effect Nov. 11:

- Tom Davies Square will close.

- Citizen service centres and libraries will close.

- Municipally operated recreation facilities and pools will close.

- Garbage and recycling collection services will proceed as normally scheduled.

- Municipal landfills and the recycling centre will remain open for business.

- Greater Sudbury Transit buses will operate on a regular schedule, and will also offer free transportation to and from the Remembrance Day ceremony at the Sudbury Arena. Riders are asked to tell the driver they are attending the ceremony. Please call 705-675-3333 for routes and times.

Free parking will be available at municipal parking lots and metres for those wishing to attend the ceremony. These lots include the CP lot on Elgin Street, the Sudbury Arena lot, the Arena Annex lots on Minto Street and the underground lot at Tom Davies Square.

Citizens are encouraged to wear red to show their support and appreciation for our Canadian Armed Forces.

For more information about municipal services, please call the City of Greater Sudbury at 311.

Posted by Mark Gentili