remembrance day

_ (press release) _ ** Ottawa ** The City of Ottawa reminds residents of the following schedule changes for Remembrance Day, Friday, November 11. The flags at all City of Ottawa facilities will be lowered to half-mast from sunrise to sunset to honour the memory of all Canadians who have served their country in time of war. ...

Ottawa marked the start of Veterans’ Week (November 5 to 11) with a candlelight tribute ceremony at the Canadian War Museum this evening, hosted by Mayor Jim Watson and the Honourable Kent Hehr ** _ , _ ** Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence. ...

To mark this year’s Veterans’ Week, the City of Ottawa will offer special transit services to veterans from Thursday November 5 to Wednesday, November 11. The City will also commemorate Remembrance Day by flying flags at all City buildings at half-mast and by offering free downtown parking to veterans all day on November 11. ...

The Canadian War Museum invites all Canadians from across the country and around the world to participate in one of the most moving Remembrance Day ceremonies in Canada . On November 11 at exactly 11 a.m. Eastern Standard Time , sunlight shines through a single window in the War Museum’s Memorial Hall to illuminate the headstone of ...

Here is the message from Her Majesty The Queen on the Rededication of the National War Memorial in Ottawa, as delivered by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal during the Remembrance Day ceremony: “Seventy five years ago, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth dedicated this National War Memorial in honour of all those who paid the supreme sacrifice in the Great War. ...

National Veterans’ Week, November 5 to 11, affords Ottawa residents the opportunity to recognize the contributions made by local war veterans and to honour the sacrifice of those who lost their lives in service to Canada. The week of Commemoration began with a candlelight vigil at Centrepointe Theatre, hosted by Mayor Jim Watson and The Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs. ...

War veterans who wear their medals and/or uniforms ride free on OC Transpo, Para Transpo and STO (Société de transport de l’Outaouais) services during National Veterans’ Week – November 5 to 11. Companions accompanying veterans during National Veterans’ Week also ride free of charge. ...

The Canadian War Museum invites all Canadians from across the country and around the world to participate in one of the most moving Remembrance Day ceremonies in Canada. On November 11 at exactly 11 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, sunlight shines through a single window in the War Museum’s Memorial Hall to illuminate the headstone of Canada’s Unknown Soldier. ...

The Poppy flag will be flown at Ottawa City Hall and all Client Service Centres from November 5 to November 11 to commemorate Veterans’ Week. In addition, the flags at all City of Ottawa sites will be lowered to half-mast on Tuesday, November 11 from sunrise to sunset in observance of Remembrance Day, and to pay tribute to all Canadians who have served their country. ...

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