Bastion Lighting Calendar
Bastion Lighting Colour Red: Remembrance Day
Time and date:
Remembrance Day was first observed in 1919 throughout the British Commonwealth. It was originally called “Armistice Day” to commemorate armistice agreement that ended the First World War on Monday, November 11, 1918, at 11 a.m.—on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. The poppy is the symbol of Remembrance Day. Replica poppies are sold by the Royal Canadian Legion to provide assistance to Veterans.
The Bastion will be coloured red November 10 - 12.
Requesting a Bastion Lighting event
If your organization or cause would like to have the Bastion lit, please visit our Bastion Lighting Requests page.