Flags at Half-Mast for Pope Francis

The flags at all municipal buildings in the Township of Russell have been lowered to half-mast in accordance with the Half-Masting and Raising of Flags Policy, in honour of Pope Francis, who passed away on April 21, 2025.

Introduced as the new pope on March 13, 2013, Francis—born Jorge Mario Bergoglio—became the first pope from the Americas, the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium and the first Jesuit.

Flags will remain at half-mast until sunset on April 26, 2025, the day of the funeral of His Holiness Pope Francis.