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Tuesday 24 August 2010

Lockport 100th: wasn't that a party !

Some sights from the Lockport 100th anniversary celebration !

Lane Turner:
Lockport 100th: Day 2 !
St. Andrews Lock and Dam original sign:
Lockport 100th: Day 2 !
The Chickenmobile !
Lockport 100th: Day 2 !
The bridge was spiffed up:
Lockport 100th: Day 1 !
Even the pelicans were having a good time !
Lockport 100th: Day 1 !
George Canyon:
Lockport 100th: Day 3 !
Ending with a bang:
Lockport 100th: Day 3 !

My role was organizing the opening ceremony on Saturday. I've put on events before but never one with a cast of 40. Everyone showed (early !) so the event started on time and it seemed that everyone had a good time !
The heat was the only drawback.

Piping in the speakers:
Lockport 100th Opening Ceremony
Laurier delivers the speech he first made in 1910:
Lockport 100th Opening Ceremony
Hoop dance:
Lockport 100th Opening Ceremony
You know, whenever I put on an event it gets raided by pirates.
I'm really getting fed up with that.
Lockport 100th Opening Ceremony
The line-up:
Lockport 100th Opening Ceremony
Actor J Craig Oliphant did a great job as Sir Wilfred !
Lockport 100th Opening Ceremony
Another raid completed, the pirates return north to await my next event.
Lockport 100th: Day 2 !

Related Media:
Lock and dam celebrates 100 years Selkirk Journal
Lockport Dam Marks 100 Years with Wknd Celebration ChrisD.ca
Lockport dam celebrates 100th anniversary Free Press
Lockport’s century party earns calls for encore Winnipeg Sun
Lockport celebrates 100 years CTV.ca August 22, 2010

Reference:
Lockport Manitoba
St. Andrews Locks and Dam PWGSC
Building Lockport's Lock and Dam St. Clements.ca
St. Andrews Locks MB Historical Society

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