Photos and a book of condolences for Queen Elizabeth II are set up at Edmonton City Hall, Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. Photo by David Bloom /Postmedia, file

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Alberta will mark the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II with a state of mourning on Monday, but the day will not be a mandatory holiday for most workers.

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A ceremony honoring the Queen is planned at the legislature grounds at 10 a.m. on Sept. 19, with the province also encouraging workplaces and schools to observe a minute’s silence. Sign up to receive daily news headlines from the Edmonton Journal, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. By clicking the subscribe button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc. | 365 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3L4 | 416-383-2300

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“I sincerely hope that Albertans will take some time today to honor the remarkable life of Queen Elizabeth II, and I strongly encourage employers and schools to appropriately mark this somber and historic occasion,” Premier Jason Kenney said in a release. press on Wednesday. Kenney also asked employers to give their workers time to attend the ceremony or otherwise mark the occasion. A book of condolences will be available at Edmonton City Hall for visitors to sign until 6 p.m. of Thursday. The decision not to make Monday a statutory holiday came as a relief to many parents and small businesses who would have had to make arrangements five days in advance.

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“There are a lot of people from restaurant owners to parents of young children who are breathing a sigh of relief,” Scott Crockatt told the Alberta Business Council. “It’s a very appropriate approach.” Alberta was the latest province to declare how it would handle the day of the queen’s funeral. All Atlantic provinces have declared provincial holidays with government offices and schools closed. In BC, civil servants, most Crown corporations and schools will all be closed. Non-essential government offices will remain closed in Manitoba, although schools will remain open. Similar to Alberta, the provinces of Saskatchewan, Ontario and Quebec will all observe days of mourning or remembrance, but most institutions will remain open.

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced earlier Tuesday that Sept. 19 will be a public holiday for federal employees. “Declaring an opportunity for Canadians to mourn on Monday will be important,” Trudeau said. “We will notify federal employees that Monday will be a day of mourning where they will not work.” The Queen’s funeral is scheduled for 4am. MDT, Monday. The province will mark the ascension of King Charles III at a lunchtime ceremony Thursday, with Premier Jason Kenney and Lt.-Col. Salma Lakhani. Following this, the legislature will reconvene to discuss a resolution to celebrate the Queen’s life and public service and offer condolences to the royal family.

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Members were not scheduled to return to the legislature until Oct. 31. King Charles III was officially crowned Canada’s monarch on Saturday in a ceremony in Ottawa. Queen Elizabeth II, 96, died peacefully on September 8 at Balmoral Castle, a royal residence in northern Scotland. The Queen’s name is prominent in many locations throughout Edmonton, including the planetarium at Coronation Park, Queen Elizabeth High School in north Edmonton, as well as the Queen Elizabeth II Highway between the Alberta capital and Calgary and Princess Elizabeth Boulevard in north central Edmonton. She visited Edmonton four times, the first in 1951 as Princess Elizabeth, when she hosted a state dinner at the Hotel Macdonald. In 1959, she returned as Queen Elizabeth II as part of a tour of Canada where she attended the opening of Coronation Park in west Edmonton. He visited the city again in August 1978 to open the Commonwealth Games. Her most recent visit was in 2005, marking 100 years since Alberta joined Confederation in August 1905. [email protected] Twitter @ByMatthewBlack

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