by WiseTech | Oct 28, 2017 | News and Media
On a calm, fall morning along the Bow River, Royal Canadian Air Force veteran Dan McLean looked on as the annual commemoration of his fallen comrades began. Click to watch the video. McLean spent Saturday morning looking over the Field of Crosses, which from Nov....
by WiseTech | Nov 4, 2016 | News and Media
The Field of Crosses along Memorial Drive honours soldiers from southern Alberta who lost their lives fighting for Canada and on Thursday a number of students from Sunnyside Elementary attended the sunrise ceremony to learn more about the initiative. Click to watch...
by WiseTech | Nov 3, 2016 | News and Media
Tue, Nov 1: A lot of Canadians, put on poppies to show respect, and support. Here in calgary, the first sunset ceremony at the field of crosses. The site should have a lot of visitors over the next 11 days, and the legion will take all the support they can get. As the...
by WiseTech | Nov 3, 2016 | News and Media
A small crowd gathered along Memorial Drive to remember the men and women who fought for our freedom Tuesday night. At the first of a series of sunset ceremonies held at the Field of Crosses, flags were slowly lowered as a horn played. This year, there are 3,200...
by WiseTech | Nov 1, 2016 | News and Media
When Diane Dallaire walks among hundreds of crosses along Memorial Dr. that include one for her son slain in Afghanistan, she feels an enduring presence. “Especially when the sun is going down and those crosses give shadows, it’s like the soldiers are still there and...
