The annual Ontario Police Memorial Foundation Ceremony of Remembrance honours and pays tribute to Ontario’s fallen police officers who died in the Line of Duty – these officers are Heroes in Life, Not Death.
The 24th Annual Ceremony of Remembrance will occur on Sunday May 7, 2023, 11am at the site of the Ontario Police Memorial on Queen’s Park Crescent in downtown Toronto.
The event is open to the public. The Reading of the Honour Roll begins at 10am.
Five names will be added to the wall this year (four current and one historical)
Constable Andrew Hong, Toronto, 2022
Constable Devon Northrup, South Simcoe, 2022
Constable Morgan Russell, South Simcoe, 2022
Provincial Constable Grzegorz Pierzchala, Haldimand OPP, 2022
Constable. Vicky Lynn Wilson, Durham, 1992
These additions brings the total number of police officers killed in the line of duty honoured on the wall to 277.
Members of the policing community are invited to attend and participate in the march to honour our fallen comrades.
Further details about parade marching orders will be posted when available.
There will be a livestream of the event publicly available on the Ontario Police Memorial Foundation’s Youtube, Facebook and Twitter accounts.
