Red Friday rally for troops in Edmonton, Nov. 3

Good location for a good turnout.

A sea of red is expected to flood Sir Winston Churchill Square [my emphasis - MC] this week in honour of Canadian soldiers.

The Edmonton Salutes Committee [more details at that link] and the group Married to the Canadian Forces are organizing Red Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Friday Nov. 3, and are asking people to head to the square in front of city hall wearing red in support of Canadian troops at home and abroad.

The event includes presentations, fun for the kids and entertainment, including B.C. singer Shawn Hlookoff, who wrote the song entitled Soldier for Canadian troops...

Red Fridays have been held across the country for months in an effort to boost the morale of troops in what is becoming an increasingly dangerous war zone...

In addition to Red Fridays, Married to the Canadian Forces has launched an adopt-a-soldier campaign, sending each of Canada's military men and women a shoebox care package to wherever they are stationed at Christmas.

For more information on Red Friday in Edmonton, call 496-8200.

Update: "Organizers of a rally in support of the military are expecting up to 3,000 Edmontonians clad in red to jam Sir Winston Churchill Square Friday." I wonder how much coverage the national media will give.