{"id":914496,"date":"2026-09-29T20:50:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T20:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/914496\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T20:50:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T20:50:11","slug":"whats-happening-in-calgary-for-national-day-for-truth-and-reconciliation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/914496\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s happening in Calgary for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Calgarians will see some service changes and opportunities to take part in reconciliation events as the city marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Wednesday, Sept. 30.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s happening<\/p>\n<p>Orange Shirt Day ceremony<\/p>\n<p>The City is inviting residents to attend its annual Orange Shirt Day ceremony at The Confluence Historic Site &amp; Parkland.<\/p>\n<p>When: 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.<br \/>Where: 750 9 Ave. S.E.<\/p>\n<p>The event will honour victims of residential schools and recognize survivors and their families. The program includes keynote speakers, remarks from the mayor, a moment of silence, cultural performances and a round dance.<\/p>\n<p>Landmarks lit orange<\/p>\n<p>Several Calgary landmarks will be illuminated orange in recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day:<\/p>\n<p>Reconciliation Bridge<\/p>\n<p>Centre Street Bridge<\/p>\n<p>Calgary Tower<\/p>\n<p>Flags at City of Calgary buildings will also be lowered to half-mast.<\/p>\n<p>Other events<\/p>\n<p>Transit<\/p>\n<p>CTrain and bus service<\/p>\n<p>Calgary Transit buses and CTrains will operate on a modified Saturday level of service on Sept. 30.<\/p>\n<p>On Demand service<\/p>\n<p>On Demand transit will continue operating on its regular weekday schedule.<\/p>\n<p>Parking<\/p>\n<p>Free street parking<\/p>\n<p>On-street ParkPlus zones will be free throughout the day.<\/p>\n<p>Parking lots and parkades<\/p>\n<p>Weekend rates will apply at Calgary Parking parkades and surface lots.<\/p>\n<p>Regular rates remain in effect at partner lots, including:<\/p>\n<p>TELUS Spark<\/p>\n<p>Calgary Stampede<\/p>\n<p>Calgary Zoo<\/p>\n<p>Heritage Park<\/p>\n<p>Calgary Parking offices<\/p>\n<p>The Calgary Parking Contact Centre and Impound Lot will be closed.<\/p>\n<p>Recreation facilities<\/p>\n<p>The following City facilities will be closed on Sept. 30:<\/p>\n<p>Indoor pools<\/p>\n<p>Fitness centres<\/p>\n<p>Leisure centres<\/p>\n<p>Arenas<\/p>\n<p>Maxwell Soccer Centre<\/p>\n<p>North Mount Pleasant Arts Centre<\/p>\n<p>Wildflower Arts Centre<\/p>\n<p>Animal Services Centre<\/p>\n<p>Programs cancelled<\/p>\n<p>Residents should also note that:<\/p>\n<p>Registered recreation programs will not run.<\/p>\n<p>Swimming lessons are cancelled.<\/p>\n<p>Drop-in programs will not be offered.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tKeep it Factual<\/p>\n<p>Add CityNews Calgary as a trusted source on Google to see more local stories from us.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=calgary.citynews.ca\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"add-trusted-source-badge\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790715011_322_google-trusted-badge.png\" alt=\"Add as a preferred source on Google\" width=\"198\" height=\"63\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Calgarians will see some service changes and opportunities to take part in reconciliation events as the city marks&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":914497,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194293],"tags":[49,2798,48],"class_list":["post-914496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-calgary","tag-ca","tag-calgary","tag-canada"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/914496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=914496"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/914496\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/914497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=914496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=914496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=914496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}