Flag raising and half-mast list
2024
| Date | Type | Flag | Occasion |
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January |
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Jan 1 |
Flag raising |
Slovakia |
National Independence
Day |
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Jan 13 |
Half-mast |
All flags at Municipal Complex |
Passing of
former Member of Council John Dale Hodges |
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February |
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Feb 10 |
Flag raising |
Grenada |
National
Independence Day |
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Feb 17 |
Flag raising |
Kosovo |
National
Independence Day |
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Feb 24 |
Flag raising |
Ukraine |
To show solidarity with the people of Ukraine |
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Feb 29 |
Flag raising |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
National Independence Day |
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March |
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Mar 1 - 23 |
Half-mast |
All flags at Municipal Complex |
Passing of former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney |
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Mar 25 |
Flag raising |
Greece |
National Independence Day |
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Mar 26 |
Flag raising |
Bangladesh |
National Independence Day |
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Mar 31 |
Flag raising |
Transgender |
International Day of Transgender Visibility
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April |
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| Apr 1 |
Flag raising |
RCAF |
Royal Canadian Air Force Centennial |
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Apr 9 |
Half-mast |
All flags at Municipal Complex |
National Day of Remembrance of the
Battle of Vimy Ridge |
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Apr 24 |
Flag raising |
Australia |
Anzac Day ( Australia and New Zealand) |
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Apr 25 |
Flag raising |
Against Parental Alienation |
International Parental Alienation Awareness Day |
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Apr 28 |
Half-mast |
All flags City-wide |
Day of Mourning for Persons Killed or
Injured in the Workplace (also known as National Day of Mourning) |
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May
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May 4 |
Flag raising |
Poland |
Polish Constitution Day |
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May 14 |
Flag raising |
Israel |
National Independence Day |
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May 17 |
Flag raising |
Norway |
Constitution Day / National Day |
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May 18 |
Flag raising |
Haiti |
Haitian Flag Day |
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May 24 |
Flag raising |
Eritrea |
National Independence Day |
| May 26 | Flag raising | Azerbaijan | National Independence Day |
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June |
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| Jun 12 | Flag raising | Philippines | National Independence Day |
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Jun 15 |
Half-mast | All flags at Municipal Complex |
Passing of Gordon Wells Shrake
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| Jun 23 | Half-mast | All flags at Municipal Complex | National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism |
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July |
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July 1 |
Flag raising |
Burundi |
National Independence Day |
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July 5 |
Flag raising |
Venezuela |
Venezuela Independence Day |
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Jul 20 |
Flag raising |
Colombia |
National Independence Day |
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August |
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AUGUST EVENTS CANCELLED DUE TO PLAZA RENOVATIONS |
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September |
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Sep 8 |
Half-mast |
All flags at Municipal Complex,
Calgary Police Service and Calgary Fire Department facilities |
Firefighter’s National Memorial Day |
| Sep 11 | Half-mast | All flags at Municipal Complex | Passing of former Cllr. Linda Janet Fox-Mellway |
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Sep 15 |
Flag raising |
El Salvador |
National Independence Day |
| Sep 16 | Flag raising | Mexico | National Independence Day |
| Sep 19 | Flag Raising | Nepal |
National Day and Constitution Day |
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Sep 23 |
Flag raising |
Deaf Flag |
United Nations International Day of Sign Languages |
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Sep 29 |
Half-mast |
All flags at Municipal Complex,
Calgary Police Service and Calgary Fire Department facilities |
Police and Peace Officers' National
Memorial Day |
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Sep 30 |
Half-mast |
All flags City-wide |
National Day for Truth and
Reconciliation |
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October
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Oct 1
|
Flag raising
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UN Older Persons Flag
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United Nations International Day of Older Persons |
| Oct 2 |
Flag raising |
Nigeria |
National Independence Day |
| Oct 15 |
Flag raising |
Calgary Region Foster and Kinship Association |
Foster and Kinship Caregiver Appreciation Month |
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November |
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Nov
8 |
Half-mast |
All
flags at Municipal Complex |
Indigenous
Veterans Day |
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Nov
11 |
Half-mast |
All
flags City-wide |
Remembrance
Day |
| Nov 30 |
Flag raising |
Barbados |
National Independence Day |
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December |
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| Dec 1 |
Flag raising |
Albania |
National Independence Day |
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Dec 6 |
Half-mast |
All flags at Municipal Complex |
National Day of Remembrance and Action
on Violence Against Women |