St. Catharines Downtown Association

Tue, 2009-11-10 10:12.

Barbara Earle (Earl) ,First Vice President, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 24 says the section of St. Paul Street West over the Burgoynne Bridge holds a special place in our local history.

Soldiers returning home from the bloody trenches of World War One Europe marched over the Burgoynne Bridge from the St. Catharines train station.

St. Paul Street is a Regional Road.

Earle says with the help of St. Catharines Mayor Brian McMullen - who enlisted the help of Regional Councillor Jim Zeoli  - street signs have been erected northbound at Burgoynne Bridge and at the corner of St. Paul and Ontario Streets just in time for Remembrance Day services tomorrow (Wed) at the St. Catharines cenotaph.

Remembrance Day services begin with a parade tomorrow morning at 10 am from the Royal Canadian Legion on Church Street.

Article courtesy Rick Flemming at 610 CKTB News here: