Brockville's 175th Celebration - Slide Show
Brockville's 175th Anniversary Celebration
Brockville Arts Centre, February 28, 2007
You Are There! Brockville mayor and councillors re-enact the council of 1832
Oliver Kilian sings about the St. Lawrence River and Thousand Islands
Oliver Kilian on Stage
Brian Porter as Dr. Charles Jones talks about the founding of Brockville
Doug Grant talks about the incorporation Brockville as Upper Canada's first Police Village in 1832
Councillors ham up the re-enactment of the signing of the proclamation 1
Councillors ham up the re-enactment of the signing of the proclamation 2
Councillors ham up the re-enactment of the signing of the proclamation 3
Councillors ham up the re-enactment of the signing of the proclamation 4
Denis Savage talks about the Brockville Infantry Company of 1855 and the Fenian raids of 1866-70
Sergeant Mike Johnston commands the company onto the stage
Brockville Infantry Company re-enactors in full formation
Simulating a feu de joie. Bang, they said!
Lance Corporal Ryan Moss talks about the history of the Brockville Rifles
Standing ovation for Ryan as a member of the Canadian Forces in Afganistan
Lucas Denneboom as a turn-of-the-century newsboy heralds Major James Walsh, N.W.M.P.
Major Walsh's home in Prescott
Major Walsh, NWMP
Bruce Wylie talks about the Ice Storm of 1998
Entire cast on stage
Wayne Thornhill thanks the performers and introduces the dignitaries
Gord Brown, MP, brings greeting from the federal government
Bob Runciman, MPP, brings greetings from the Ontario government
Bob Runciman presents Mayor Henderson with a plaque
Mayor Dave Henderson speaks for the city
Cast and dignitaries on stage listen to Mayor Henderson
Dave Paul, Brockville's development officer, talks about the future of the city
Dave Dargie talks about the Ontario Senior Winter Games held in Brockville in 2007
Photos by Bob Stesky