The City of Armstrong plans to be part of a Canadian-wide celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign.
The Monarchist League of Canada wrote council to inform them that “Buckingham Palace has calculated that on Sept. 9, the Queen’s reign will surpass that of Canada’s other great Mother of Confederation, Queen Victoria.”
“On that date, our Monarch will have served us and the Commonwealth for the longest period in our modern history,” wrote Robert Finch, dominion chairman of the Monarchist League of Canada.
Finch has written to 3,500 mayors across Canada, including Chris Pieper of Armstrong, asking that municipal governments consider organizing a brief, heartfelt noon-hour ceremony, preferably outdoors.
“This is kind of cool,” said Pieper. “I think we need to figure out how we can do it.”
Support for the ceremony was unanimous among council members.
New gate for IPE
The Interior Provincial Exhibition (IPE) has requested a new exit/entrance off of Wood Avenue to the fairgrounds.
The new gate is aimed at those with four legs.
“The new access is specifically to accommodate the arrival and departure of animals during the IPE,” said Melinda Stickney, city administrator.
Council unanimously supported the IPE’s request with conditions that include the access is to mainly accommodate the arrival and departure of animals; access is to remain locked when not used for that purpose and existing drainage infrastructure must not be compromised during the construction of the new curbing.
Any and all costs associated with the project are the responsibility of the IPE.
