Calgary and area
You can attend an outdoor Remembrance Day ceremony at the Military Museums on Sunday, starting 10:45am, running until 11:45am. The ceremony will include the Last Post, two minutes of silence, and the Act of Remembrance, as well as wreath laying and remarks from invited guests. The museum opens to the public following the ceremony, and closes at 6pm. Admission will be by donation. Those unable to attend can watch a livestream on The Military Museum Facebook page.
The Field of Crosses memorial will be on display until the 11th, and will have both a sunrise, and sunset ceremony. On the evening of November 10th, lanterns will be lit and placed in front of the more than 3,700 crosses to burn until sunrise on the 11th.
The Hangar Flight Museum will be hosting their annual ceremony at the helicopter landing area behind the museum, beginning at 9:30am. The museum is asking everyone to be seated for 10:30am. You can visit the museum after, with admission by donation, from noon to 4pm.
CPKC is hosting their annual memorial ceremony on the 11th, and includes a moment of silence at 11am, and a train whistle at 11:02am. The event takes place at 7550 Ogden Dale Road S.E. Refreshments will be served from 11:15 a.m to 1 p.m.
You can also visit Studio Bell on the 11th, and take in their memorial ceremonies, kicking off at 10:40 a.m. This event features a performance by Marc Beaudin, a veteran and award-winning musician. Admission to Studio Bell will also be free for the day, from 10 a.m to 5 p.m.
A march past parade is happening at the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, with a free ceremony starting at 10:30 a.m.
Veterans and their family members can ride Calgary Transit for free during Remembrance Day. Veterans wearing uniforms or carrying veteran identification cards will be eligible.
Lethbridge,
You can attend one of, or both of Lethbridge’s ceremonies. The first will be starting at 10:45 a.m at Cenotaph Downtown. This outdoor event is hosted with the 20th Independant Field Battery, and will have a flyover scheduled.
You can also head down to the Lethbridge Trade and Convention Centre for 11:45 a.m for a ceremony with Legion members, veterans and first responders, with doors opening up at 10:30 a.m. If you can’t attend, you can find links to watch the livestreams here.
Lethbridge’s Military Museum will also have free admission from 12 p.m to 4 p.m. There will also be a poppy flag raising at 1 p.m, happening at City Hall.
Medicine Hat,
Head downtown for the Royal Canadian Legion Robertson Memorial Medicine Hat Branch #17’s Remembrance Day service, happening at the main lobby of the Esplanade. Doors will open at 8:30am, and doors will be closed once the ceremony starts, so get there early. First Street SE from Fourth Avenue SE, to North Railway Street SE will be closed to accommodate a march after the event.
No Stone Left Alone will also be at the Hillside Cemetery with students from two Medicine Hat Public Schools, and will visit the cemetery’s Field of Honour to place poppies on soldiers graves.
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