Calgary’s Field of Crosses illuminated by thousands of candles ahead of Remembrance Day
Thousands of candles were lit in front of nearly 3,500 white crosses during a sunset ceremony at the Field of Crosses in Calgary on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019. Blake Lough reports. Watch the video.
Field of Crosses lit by 3,000 candles on eve of Nov. 11
The Field of Crosses alongside Memorial Drive was lit up Sunday night by more than 3,000 candles in honour of the sacrifices made by Canadian soldiers. "There's five acres of crosses here and each one of them was a real human being who got on a train, probably at the...
How you can participate in Calgary’s 2019 Field of Crosses commemorations
Tom Leppard and Murray McCann of the Field of Crosses Memorial join Global News Morning Calgary to discuss how you can participate in the 2019 commemorations. Watch the video
Field of Crosses returns to Memorial Drive ahead of Remembrance Day
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...
Christmas Wreath
Happy Holidays. Christmas wreath on the Field of Crosses cenotaph adjacent Memorial drive on display until the New Year. Lest we forget.