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Lethbridge Legion celebrates National Flag of Canada Day
LETHBRIDGE, AB – February 15 marks the National Flag of Canada Day.
On February 15, 1965, the Canadian flag was raised for the first time on Parliament Hill. In 1996, February 15 was declared as the National Flag of Canada Day.
The Lethbridge Legion General Stewart Branch No. 4 acknowledged the occasion on Tuesday with a ceremony, which included a traditional prayer from the Blood Tribe as well as a song.
Members of the RCMP Veterans’ Association lowered the old Canadian flag outside the legion and installed and raised a new one.