Remembrance Day Special Rate for Military
Right now, we are all aware of the many soldiers overseas. To honor them and those we have lost on this Remembrance Day, we are offering a block of rooms on a complimentary basis to active military personnel and their families through the Military Families Fund, as well as offering a special discount ($99) for those that would like to come to Ottawa at that time to show their support. The Lord Elgin will donate $5 for each room booked on November 11th to the Military Families Fund and ask all of our guests to make a donation to help support this Fund during this period.
To book this special one time rate of $99 (available on November 10 & 11 only)
Click here to Book the Special Military Rate »
Or call us toll free (Canada & US) at 1-800-267-4298
The Military Families Fund was created in April 2007 by General Rick Hillier, the Former Chief of Defence Staff to assist military families faced with unforeseen and
often immediate needs that have resulted due to conditions of service. The fund continues to grow through the generous contributions of Canadians, corporations and other
organizations, adding a new vehicle to support Canadian Forces members and their families.
Lord Elgin & Canada’s Military
The Lord Elgin Hotel holds a special place in it’s heart for our fallen soldiers and it’s history is closely interwoven with that of our military. From our view overlooking the National War Memorial, we are reminded every day of the thousands of men and women who sacrificed their lives fighting for freedom and democracy during the First World War, the Second World War, the Korean Conflict, during peacekeeping missions and today in Afghanistan in the war on terror.
Each year since it’s opening, the hotel has hosted thousands of soldiers – those on active duty and veterans, as they come to Ottawa on military business, or to join with other’s to remember those we have lost fighting for our country. We have had the honor of hosting some of our most decorated soldiers year after year as they made their pilgrimages to Ottawa and then on to sites overseas where they fought major battles on behalf of Canada and her allies in years past.
The National War Memorial
In 1918 the armistice that ended World War I came into force, bringing to an end four years of hostilities that saw 60,000 Canadians die at sea, in the air, and on foreign soil. The war to end all wars ended on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. On that day each year, Canadians are asked to pause and remember the thousands of men and women who sacrificed their lives fighting for freedom and democracy.
You may view the National War Memorial through our web-cam here at the Lord Elgin.
Remembrance Day Resources:
- National Military Cemetery
- Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
- Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (in Vimy, France)
- Royal Canadian Legion
- War Memorials Across Canada
- Remembrance Day Teacher’s Guide (Royal Canadian Legion)
- Remembrance Day (CBC News)
- Canadian War Museum
- Canada in World War I
- Canadian Normandy Memorial: Juno Beach Project
- WWII British Commonwealth Air Training Plan: CATP Air Museum (Brandon, MB)
- Korea – Canada’s Forgotten War
- Lester B. Pearson & The United Nations as Peacekeepers (see CBC, Top 10 Canadians)
- Canadian peacekeepers
- UN Peacekeeping Operations
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In Flanders Fields
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
– John McCrae