Ralph Klein will be remembered today at a public memorial service hosted by the City of Calgary.
The former Calgary mayor and Alberta premier died in a long-term facility in Calgary last Friday at the age of 70.
The "celebration of life" is being held at the Jack Singer Concert Hall in the Epcor Centre for the Performing Arts, across the street from city hall where Klein sat in the mayor's chair for most of the 1980s.
Klein moved into provincial politics in 1989, serving as Alberta's premier from 1992 to 2006.
The event begins at noon and will be open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis.
Seating cards will be distributed to people in line outside the centre's main entrance starting at 9 a.m. MT.
Overflow seating will be available for those not able to fit inside the venue. The doors will open at 10:30 a.m., with everyone expected to take their seats by 11:15 a.m.
Funeral procession
The service will be broadcast on CBC News Network beginning at 12:00 p.m. MT . It will also be streamed live on CBCNews.ca beginning at 11:20 a.m.
A funeral procession will make two public stops on the way to the Jack Singer: one at the McDougall Centre at 11:15 a.m. where the Klein family will attend a short presentation from the Alberta government and the other at the Municipal Plaza for a presentation from the City of Calgary at 11:25 a.m.
Calgary police Chief Rick Hanson and Fire Department Chief Bruce Burrell will then escort Klein's widow across the street to the concert hall.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Alberta Premier Alison Redford and former Saskatchewan premier Roy Romanow are among the dignitaries expected to speak at the memorial.
Tributes will also be made by Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi, former Ontario premier Mike Harris, and former Alberta cabinet minister Shirley McClellan.
Albertans can also share their memories of the former premier on an online tribute page created by the province, and books of condolences have been set up at the McDougall Centre in Calgary and at the legislature in Edmonton, until April 12.
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