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...
Volunteers put up field of crosses ahead of Remembrance Day
More than seven years ago, Murray McCann was driving through the mountains in Georgia before Memorial Day when he noticed a small cluster of crosses along the side of the road. Initially, McCann thought a collision had claimed three lives and someone had erected a...
We want to recognize PCL Construction for their continued support as an in kind donor to the Field of Crosses. Their team shared the following message internally, and we felt it was worth sharing in full.
“Remembrance Day calls us to honour our community, remember local sacrifice and keep our promise to Never Forget. Remembrance Day began after World War I as a way to honour those who gave their lives in service. On Tuesday, Nov. 11, Canadians pause to reflect on their sacrifice and at PCL Calgary, we are grateful to help sustain one of the city’s most meaningful tributes.
Since 2017, PCL Calgary has supported the Field of Crosses, founded by Murray McCann. This solemn display along Memorial Drive features more than 3,700 crosses. One hundred and twenty represent 120,000 fallen across Canada and the remaining 3,600 commemorate those from the city and nearby communities.
Each year, our team provides resources that make this tribute possible including tools and materials to set the crosses, temporary site trailers, power and gas supply for two months. Special thanks to the Sunnyside Flood Barrier project team for ensuring accessibility and safety. It is hands-on work that helps keep this tradition alive and reminds us of the profound cost of freedom.
Join us in honouring our heroes. Visit the Field of Crosses, take a moment to reflect and share this tribute with others.”
Thank you to PCL Construction and the Sunnyside Flood Barrier team for helping ensure the Field of Crosses was able to be set up and accessed safely.
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Sharing a third set of photos from our Remembrance Day Ceremony last week. It was a morning of remembrance, reflection, and gratitude, and these images help tell that story.
Thank you for taking the time to remember with us.
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Here is a second gallery of photos from last week’s Remembrance Day Ceremony at the Field of Crosses. Each image reflects the emotion, respect, and connection that this event brings to our community every year.
Thank you again to everyone who took part!
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Last week’s Remembrance Day Ceremony at the Field of Crosses was incredibly moving and we are so grateful to everyone who joined us. Thank you to all of the volunteers, veterans, families, first responders, and community members who helped make the morning, and every ceremony over the Eleven Days of Remembrance, so meaningful.
A huge thank you as well to Global Calgary for broadcasting the ceremony live so those who could not attend in person were still able to take part.
We are sharing this first collection of photos from the ceremony, capturing some of the many powerful moments from the field. There will be another two galleries shared today. Stay tuned!
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Earlier today we shared a glimpse of the work that goes into preparing for our Night of Lights in the hours leading up to the ceremony. This evening we are proud to share a new gallery that highlights moments from the ceremony itself.
Some photos show the lanterns that were carefully placed at the base of the 3,620 crosses, ready to shine from sunset until sunrise on Remembrance Day. Others reflect the emotion in the faces of those who attended, the quiet pauses, and the meaningful moments shared throughout the night.
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