2010 memorial

2010-09-12 11:00 a.m. Parliament Hill Ottawa, Ontario

The 2010 ceremony honorary host is the Calgary Fire Department, under the command of Fire Chief Bruce Burrell. The Calgary Fire Department is celebrating 125 years of service.

The ceremony will pay tribute to the over 1000 Canadian firefighters who have lost their lives serving Canada since organized fire services began in the 1820s. The names of all firefighters added to the honour roll since the last ceremony will be read at the ceremony. In addition, special presentations will be made to the families of those firefighters who were actively employed at their time of death. They include:

The public is welcome to attend the Memorial Ceremony and support Canada’s fallen firefighters. The parade will depart from the front of the Supreme Court of Canada on Wellington Street at 10:30 AM.

For general ceremony info and firefighter parade info contact us at: info@cfff.ca  or 613 786 3024

The Calgary Fire Department will be hosting a reception on the ground floor of the Ottawa Sheraton Hotel on Saturday the 11th from 1700-1900.

The CFFF store will also be open in the hotel.

To book a room at the anchor hotel, The Ottawa Sheraton, please see:

CFFF - 7th Annual Memorial Ceremony                   (OR copy and paste the following link into a web browser) http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/CFFF2010

Ottawa Sheraton
150 Albert St
Ottawa, ON K1P 5G2
(613) 238-1500

The local Ottawa Fire Services memorial ceremony is on Sept 10. For information click here