From Brock University, St. Catharines Campus, Niagara, Ontario
Brock University will host its annual “General Brock Commemoration” this Friday, Oct. 11th to honour the institution’s namesake Maj.-Gen. Sir Isaac Brock who died on Oct. 13, 1812 during the Battle of Queenston Heights in the War of 1812.
General Isaac Brock to be commemorated at Brock University in Niagara, Ontario. You are invited to join in the commemorations.
The public event begins at 11 a.m. with guests from the Friends of Fort George 41st Regiment of Foot Fife and Drum Corps, Lincoln and Welland Regiment, Second Lincoln Militia and Old Fort Erie Iroquois re-enactors.
The uniformed re-enactors will march along University Road, under the Canadian Tire bridge, up to the front of Schmon Tower where the service will begin with the lowering of the Tower flags.
An informal reception will be held in Isaac’s Bar & Grill on campus after the ceremony. Hot cider will be served.
For those of you who may wish to drive to this event, there are parking fees at Brock University. You can find out more about them by clicking on http://brocku.ca/parking-services/parking-rates1 . Further to any parking fees, you may wish to take public transit buses in our region to this event. The buses drop visitors to the Glenridge campus off in front of the main university tower where the commemoration to General Brock will take place.
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