Peter Lougheed will lie in state at Alberta legislature

Former Alberta premier Peter Lougheed speaks prior to candidate speeches at the Tory Leadership Convention in Toronto, Friday, May 30, 2003. (Aaron Harris / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

Former Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed will lie in state at the legislature next week.

Lougheed will be lying in state in the legislature rotunda from 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Albertans will have the opportunity to pay their respects to Lougheed at those times, and through books of condolences which will be made available across the province.

Books of condolences will be made available from Sept. 17 to 28 at:

The Legislature and McDougall Centre is open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Friday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Other provincial buildings are open from 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday – with the exception of the Fort McMurray site, which is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday to Sunday.

The first day the books of condolences will be made available in Fort McMurray is Tuesday, Sept. 18.

Details of a public memorial are expected to be announced in the coming days.