Half-Masting Local Flags

Flags are important symbols and the act of Half-Masting is a dramatic visual statement that speaks to the sense of shared loss and sorrow. The Town of Hinton flies flags at Half-Mast in accordance with the Flag Policy AD-1202.

Flags are Half-Masted upon notification of the death until sunset on the day of the funeral or memorial service for the following figures:  

• The Sovereign, the Sovereign’s spouse, the Heir to the Throne, or the Heir to the Heir of the Throne; 
• Current or former Prime Minister; 
• Current or former Governor General; 
• Current Chief Justice of Canada and current Member of the Canadian Ministry; 
• Current Lieutenant Governor; 
• Current local Member of the Federal or Provincial Parliaments; 
• Current or former Premier of Alberta; 
• Current or former Member of Hinton’s Town Council; 
• Current or former Member of Yellowhead County’s Council, Division #8; 
• Current or former resident of Hinton or Yellowhead County who is a member of the Armed Forces of Canada and is killed in the line of duty; 
• Current employee of the Town of Hinton

Flags are flown at Half-Mast from sunrise to sunset to commemorate the following occasions: 

• Day of Mourning for Persons Killed or Injured in the Workplace (Workers’ Mourning Day) (April 28) 
• National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism (June 23) 
• Firefighters’ National Memorial Day (second Sunday in September) 
• Police and Peace Officers’ National Memorial Day (last Sunday in September) 
• Remembrance Day (November 11) 
• National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women (December 6) 

Previous half-masting notices:

Previous Hinton half-masting notices starting from May 2021 can be found below:

• May 31, 2021, Flags lowered to honour the lives of 215 lost Indigenous children at a former Kamloops residential school
• September 6, 2022, Flags lowered in solidarity with Saskatchewan in memory of the victims of a devastating series of attacks in the province
• October 19, 2022, Flags lowered in memory of Constable Shaelyn Yang, who died in the line of duty in Burnaby, BC
• December 28, 2022, Flags lowered to mark the passing of former Hinton Mayor Jean Maurer
• May 1, 2025, Flags lowered to mark the passing of former Hinton Mayor Bruce Deal
• December 24, 2025, Flags lowered to mark the passing of employee Eric (Butch) Worthing
• December 29, 2025, Flags lowered to mark the passing of volunteer firefighter Jeff Bleach
• December 31, 2025, Flags lowered to mark the passing of volunteer firefighter John Sanders