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On Saturday, dozens of volunteers began cleaning the crosses that will make up this year's Field of Crosses memorial project in Calgary, which will be on display starting Nov. 1.
Remembrance Day ceremonies in Calgary kicked off Friday morning, with the Field of Crosses starting 11 days of ceremonies honouring Canada’s veterans. This day of remembrance is observed on Nov ...
Carolyn Best was among hundreds of volunteers who installed over 3400 crosses at the Field of Crosses for their 11th year on Memorial Drive in Calgary on Saturday, October 26, 2019.
“The Field of Crosses stands as a profound reminder of the sacrifices made by Southern Albertan service personnel. As we gather each year at the field, we not only honour those who gave their lives ...
A veteran raises the flag at the Calgary Poppy Fund's Remembrance Day project along Memorial Drive on Monday morning. Flag ceremonies will take place every day in the field of 1,400 crosses until ...
Volunteers worked to set up the annual Field of Crosses Memorial Project over the weekend, setting up more than 3,600 crosses bearing the names of fallen military personnel in Sunnyside Bank Park.
Each Nov. 1, more than 3,400 crosses are set up in a green space along Memorial Drive near Centre Street — one for every southern Alberta soldier who has lost their life while on active duty.
The annual Remembrance Day ceremony at the Field of Crosses Memorial Project was held Thursday morning. The event was carried live on Global Calgary, hosted by Linda Olsen and Paul Dunphy. Usually ...
Memorial crosses placed by parents and friends of inmates who died at the Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre stand on Sholto Drive in London at the entrance to the provincial jail. A grievance board ...
1 / 3 Miya, Ariel and Maria of West Vancouver Secondary School planted white crosses in veterans' graves for Remembrance Day. West Vancouver Secondary School ...
Nov. 11 – Remembrance Day Ceremony Crosses will be installed along Memorial Drive at the end of October and will be open to the public from Nov. 1 through to Remembrance Day.
In preparation for Remembrance Day, 12 students who were involved in making the crosses also helped to install them in the cemetery last week. Sunday’s cemetery service starts at 1:45 p.m.