Media Room

Media Advisory

HRM Plans Low-Key Ceremony for September 11^th

(Monday, September 9/2002)-- Halifax Regional Municipality will pay special recognition to the 18 emergency shelters that provided food and accommodation last September 11th to the more than 8,000 passengers/crews on flights diverted to Halifax last year as a result of the terrorist attacks on the United States.

Mayor Peter Kelly and Members of Halifax Regional Council have scheduled a low-key event to be held in Halifax Hall, City Hall, this coming Wednesday (September 11^th), beginning at 3 p.m. The media is invited to attend.

Commemorative plaques will be presented to representatives of the emergency shelters, who were able to accommodate the stranded travellers from September 11^th to September 15^th last year.

In addition, flags at all HRM buildings and facilities will be lowered to half-mast at 9:46 a.m. on Wednesday, September 11th and remain so until sunset that day.

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John O'Brien
Corporate Communications Officer
(902) 490-6531