Several city facilities will be closed or operating on a modified schedule on Tuesday for Remembrance Day and a pair of ceremonies will be held to mark the day.
Tuesday, November 11th, City Hall, Lethbridge 311, along with the Access a Ride booking and customer service department, will be closed. Other facilities closed on Tuesday include Community Animal Services and the Lethbridge Animal Shelter, the Galt Museum and all branches of the Lethbridge Public Library.
City transit will be running on a Sunday service schedule. All municipal facilities closed for the holiday will re-open for regular hours on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, the Lethbridge Military Museum located at the Vimy Ridge Armoury near Lethbridge Airport will be open from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., with free admission.
As well, there will be a pair of Remembrance Day Services held in the city. The Remembrance Day Parade and Service will be hosted by the General Stewart Branch #4 of the Royal Canadian Legion at the Lethbridge Trade & Convention Centre. The indoor ceremony will start at 10:45 a.m., with the doors opening at 10 a.m.
The outdoor ceremony will be at the Cenotaph on Veterans Avenue in front of the Yates Memorial Centre. The 20th Independent Field Battery will host the event, which starts at 10:45 a.m. and will include scheduled fly-bys by both a Harvard IV and a C-17 Globemaster by the 429 Transport Squadron. According to officials, the fly-by will depend on the weather and operational requirements.
