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Flags lowered to mark National Day of Observance on March 11

McMaster has lowered flags to half-mast on campus to commemorate the people who lost their lives and the significant impacts we have all felt because of COVID-19.

March 11, 2021

McMaster has lowered flags to half-mast on campus to commemorate the people who lost their lives and the significant impacts we have all felt because of COVID-19.

The Prime Minister has designated March 11 a National Day of Observance to commemorate the people who lost their lives and the significant impacts we have all felt because of COVID-19. All federal buildings across Canada will fly flags at half-mast.

McMaster University will do the same, lowering flags to half-mast on campus to align with this national gesture.

Learn more about the Prime Minister’s statement issued March 8.

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