Goats Grazing near Field of Crossses
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 buffet. The Field...
Murray McCann, Field of Crosses Founder, Calgary’s citizen of the year.
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 Calgary's...
Sunrise and sunset ceremonies begin at Calgary’s Field of Crosses Memorial Project.
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...
Calgarians gather to honour fallen soldiers in ceremony leading to Remembrance Day
For the first time this year, people gathered at the Field of Crosses on Memorial Drive in Calgary on Wednesday to pay their respects to Southern Alberta's fallen soldiers. Click to watch the video. More than 3,400 white crosses, each bearing the name of a man or...
‘I can never imagine myself doing that’: Calgary students honour Alberta’s war dead
It was a big task for staff and students from Delta West Academy: out in the chilly air Monday morning adorning 3,400 crosses with donated poppies at Calgary’s Field of Crosses on Memorial Drive. Click to watch video. Students from kindergarten to high...
MOUNTAIN HORSE Albert
Age: 22 – Pte RCASC
Date of Death: 15/11/15
Albert Mountain Horse was born at sunrise on 25 December 1893, on the Blood Reserve. His mother, Sikski, knew that magic was connected with his birth naming him Kukutosi-poota (flying star).
When Albert turned seven, he was baptized and educated at St. Paul’s Residential School, he was considered as ‘one of the brightest and most energetic boys on the Reserve’.
His civilian trade was a Cadet Instructor serving in the 23rd Alberta Rangers. He attended a summer military training school in Calgary and passed an examination to be a commissioned as a Lieutenant in the Militia, but when the First World War started, he was quick to enlist on 24 September 1914, as a Private with No.14 Company, Canadian Army Service Corps, and was posted to the 10th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force to “go forth and fight for my King and country”.
Albert is believed to have been the first Aboriginal person from Western Canada to enlist in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War.
During the Second Battle of Ypres in April 1915, Albert survived the heavy fighting and the German Chlorine gas attack without serious injury. He was gassed two more times in 1915, resulting in significant lung damage and was kept in the hospital. Seriously ill, he was diagnosed with pneumonia and declared unfit for active duty. Sadly, his pneumonia turned into tuberculosis and Mountain Horse died three days after returning to Canada.
Private Albert Mountain Horse was buried on the Blood Reserve with full military Honours, he was only 22 years old.
Each November during the Eleven Days of Remembrance the Field of Crosses in Calgary, Alberta commemorates Private Albert Mountain Horse.
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🍁 Happy Thanksgiving from The Field of Crosses! 🍁
This Thanksgiving, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to the incredible community of volunteers, donors, and supporters who make The Field of Crosses possible each year. Your generosity, dedication, and commitment help us honour Canada's fallen heroes and ensure their sacrifices are never forgotten.
As we gather with family and friends, we also give thanks to the brave men and women who gave their lives in service to our country. The peace and freedoms we enjoy today are part of their lasting legacy, and we are forever grateful.
From all of us at The Field of Crosses, we wish you and your loved ones a safe and Happy Thanksgiving.
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Cross prep is finished and we will soon be working on "site prep" at the field. We are still needing some strong volunteers to assist on Saturday October 17th - can you help? - sign up here:
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Parts Canada hosted Field of Crosses for the final weekend of Cross Prep this past Saturday.
We are grateful for the use of the Parts Canada warehouse for year round storage, cross prep weekends and to President, James Danyluk and his family and staff who have given up their weekends to volunteer their support .
Thank you Parts Canada for your dedication and support of Field of Crosses.
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