Students get heartfelt history lesson with Field of Crosses
What began with a few hundred white crosses in 2009 has grown to more than 3,200, all paying tribute to those who died serving their country. “We’ve made it bigger and organized more and gotten more crosses. (My dad) was so...
Five Things To Know About The Field Of Crosses
Lest we forget, the more than 3,000 white crosses now on display along Memorial Drive aims to ensure that Calgarians remember the sacrifices of Southern Albertans in the fight for freedom. Now in its seventh year, the Field Of Crosses Memorial Project pays tribute to...
Calgary students lay 3,200 silk flowers to honour fallen soldiers
CALGARY — Students from Delta West Academy placed a silk flower on each of the 3,200 crosses at the “Field of Crosses” on Memorial Drive Thursday. The annual act helps the students appreciate the enormity of the sacrifices southern Alberta soldiers have made. Delta...
Calgary’s Field of Crosses Memorial Project returns to honour veteran
Volunteers in Calgary have spent days setting up 3,200 white crosses commemorating southern Albertan lives spent in the service of the nation. In it’s seventh year, more than 100 volunteers with the Field of Crosses Memorial Project finished erecting thousands of...
Generational respect for Southern Alberta’s veterans
For Laura Vanderkruk, organizing volunteers to set up the 3,200 memorial crosses on Memorial Drive to honour Southern Alberta’s veterans has become a way of keeping her family close. George Bittman, Vanderkruk’s father, was a navy veteran who helped organize the...
On November 12th, the crosses were taken down with the same care and respect as they were installed. A massive thank you to our volunteers, whose tireless efforts make this annual tribute to our fallen heroes possible.
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What a sight. An event that astounds me more every year as it evolves to be even better than the last one. I really appreciate the attention to honour the different services each day.
Thank you to all those volunteers
Perfect weather for all this this year, thanks to everyone!
As the snow falls, we’re sharing the second gallery from this year’s Remembrance Day Ceremony.
We hope this reflection on the warmer November weather and the moments that united us brings some brightness to your day.
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Happy Sunday!
We started this week by coming together to honour the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms. Today, we're sharing the first photo gallery from this year's Remembrance Day Ceremony.
Stay tuned for more photos to come from this event, along with even more reflections from the 2024 Eleven Days of Remembrance.
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Even though the Eleven Days of Remembrance have come and gone, we are grateful to continue sharing moments from this year’s ceremonies. Thanks to the incredible photographers who worked tirelessly to capture these meaningful moments, we still have many beautiful photos to share with you.
Here is a new gallery of moments captured from this year's Night of Lights!
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Beautiful pictures.
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Thank you, Blakes, for your enduring support of The Field of Crosses.
Your ongoing generosity helps keep the tradition of remembrance alive for future generations.
