Calgary's Remembrance Day ceremonies, road closures and free transit for veterans on Nov. 11
Field of Crosses, Central Memorial Park and the Military Museums are among the sites holding services on Wednesday, with Memorial Drive closed for part of the morning.
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Memorial Drive between 4 Street N.E. and 10 Street N.W. is closed from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 11, for the Field of Crosses ceremony, which is televised at 10:30 a.m. MT. The crosses are illuminated Wednesday night, and the public may walk among them at any time of day.
The Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium service has no advance tickets and is capacity-limited, with doors opening at 9 a.m. for a 10:30 a.m. ceremony.
Roads around Central Memorial Park are closed until 1 p.m. for the Calgary Highlanders ceremony, which runs as a parade there from 10 a.m. to noon. Traffic delays are expected near Signal Hill Drive and Signal Hill Point S.W. during the Ward 6 Battalion Park ceremony, where event marshals and barricades will direct traffic.
Calgary Transit runs a Saturday level of service on Nov. 11. Veterans in uniform or carrying veteran identification, along with accompanying family members, ride free all day. Veterans with veteran licence plates park free in Calgary Parking surface lots and parkades. On-street ParkPlus parking is free for everyone, while parkades and lots charge weekend rates. The Calgary Parking Contact Centre and Impound Lot are closed.
Flags at City of Calgary facilities will be at half-mast from sunrise to sunset. Check each event's website before heading out, since details and road conditions can change.
