His holiness, Pope Francis is scheduled to arrive in Lac St. Anne County at 5:00 p.m. on July 26, 2022, the site of an annual pilgrimage that welcomes tens of thousands of Indigenous participants from throughout Canada and the United States each year.
For those planning to attend the Pope’s visit to the area, no private cars will be allowed on site, only official secure group buses and official secure shuttle buses will be able to reach the Lac Ste. Anne grounds.
Ticketholders for the Lac Ste. Anne event must board the official secure shuttle buses that will be loaded at the available Park-and-Ride locations.
All participants must arrive at a Park-and-Ride meeting spot: between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Arrivals after 2:00 p.m. are unlikely to get to the site in time for the event due to the large volumes of attendees anticipated.
If you are arriving by personal vehicle, we ask that you register for one of the Park-and-Ride locations. You can register via this Link.
No vehicles (other than our designated shuttle bus and group bus service) will be allowed at Lac Ste. Anne. Travel by designated bus shuttles is required to access the Lac Ste. Anne site.
If your group is coming on a bus, your bus must stop at a Park-and-Ride location for security screening and to receive a placard that will allow your bus to proceed to the Lac Ste. Anne grounds.
See Below our Six Park-and-Ride Locations:
- Langford Park – Click Link for Map
- Villeneuve Airport – Click Link for Map
(* Vehicles must be picked up by midnight or they’ll be towed *) - Mayerthorpe Airport – Click Link for Map
(* Vehicles must be picked up by midnight or they’ll be towed *) - Lafarge Gravel Pit – Click Link for Map
- Highway 633 – Click Link for Map
Please note that seating inside the Shrine area of Lac Ste. Anne has been reserved largely for survivors and Indigenous partners. Priority seating allocations for survivors, Elders and knowledge keepers has been provided to National Indigenous Organizations (NIO’s), Catholic dioceses traveling with survivors and other Indigenous partners. Lists of delegates have already been completed or are being prepared. Please connect with your respective NIO, diocese or Indigenous partner. If you are a survivor and do not have contact with an Indigenous organization, e-mail LSA@papalvisit.ca or LSA@visitepapale.ca.
For groups that traditionally travel to Lac Ste. Anne on pilgrimage, please refer to the Lac Ste Anne Pilgrimage’s website.
Please bring your ticket on a mobile device so that it may be verified upon arrival. Multiple tickets can be carried on a device. If you don’t have a mobile device, please carry your ticket on a companion’s device and arrange to arrive together.
All participants are encouraged to bring water and snacks in a small bag as they will have to arrive early in the morning and depart after lunch time.
Attendees are reminded to be prepared for the weather. As appropriate, bring sunscreen, a raincoat, etc.
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