Ottawa beacon, pipe bands, town criers to mark Queen's Platinum Jubilee

OTTAWA -- The Queen has made no secret of her affection for Canada, which she has visited 22 times during almost seven decades on the throne

But a blueprint has already been drawn up in London, England, for events throughout the Commonwealth, including Canada. The Queen, who was born in 1926, ascended to throne in February 1952, at the age of 27, after the death of her father, King George VI. She has sat on the throne longer than Queen Victoria.

Ottawa's mayor, Jim Watson, said that the Ottawa sign in the capital's ByWard Market will be lit purple -- "the colour of royalty"-- to mark the day. The mayor will also prepare a video message to mark the occasion. Richer, Canada's only bilingual town crier, met the Queen on the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of the U.K., in 1987 at the finals of a town-crying championship -- where he said she was startled when 100 town criers clanged their bells simultaneously.

Canadian pipe bands from B.C. to Nova Scotia are also named in a pipers' roll of honour in the official jubilee guide, including the 78 Highlanders Halifax Citadel Pipe Band, a two-time North American champion.

I think Canada should do similarly to England and add on a day on the book-end of Canada Day to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee officially as part of Her Commonwealth.

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She is not and will never be my queen....Abolish the royal family in Canada.

Waste of money in the middle of a pandemic while people are loosing their livelihoods, it’s tantamount to a slap in the face!

What a colossal waste. abolishthemonarchy

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