by Website Administrator | Oct 26, 2019 | News and Media
It’s a stirring reminder of the sacrifices made by Canadian soldiers, and for the 11th year running row upon row of white crosses are being installed along Memorial Drive just in time for Remembrance Day. Hundreds of volunteers began placing some 3,400 of the ivory...
by Susan Schalin | Dec 30, 2018 | News and Media
Happy Holidays. Christmas wreath on the Field of Crosses cenotaph adjacent Memorial drive on display until the New Year. Lest we forget.
by Susan Schalin | Nov 8, 2018 | News and Media
Dozens of volunteers spent three weekends washing, organizing and bundling nearly 3500 crosses of those Southern Albertans who made the ultimate sacrifice. Global Television was there to share the story and the personal connection many volunteers had to the crosses....
by Susan Schalin | Aug 1, 2018 | News and Media
The City of Calgary has hired a herd of goats to browse the grass on the heights overlooking the Field of Crosses. This “Green solution” it is hoped will return the slopes to their original grasses. Non-native grasses and weeds are a veritable Goat...
by Susan Schalin | Jun 29, 2018 | News and Media
MURRAY MCCANN: CITIZEN OF THE YEAR. Congratulations to Murray McCann, founder of the Field of Crosses, recently honoured by the City of Calgary as Calgary’s citizen of the Year. Click link for Calgary Herald’s coverage. Murray McCann Announced as...
by Website Administrator | Nov 1, 2017 | News and Media
Calgarians are invited to attend a series of sunrise and sunset ceremonies at the Field of Crosses Memorial Project starting on Wednesday. Click to watch video. The annual display along Memorial Drive includes over 3,400 white crosses, each representing a...
