This image was taken at a St. Patrick's Day dance in Scarborough, a suburb of Toronto, and is part of a series on the Royal Canadian Legions that are located in every town and city in Canada. It will be in the Contact Photo Festival that happens in Toronto every May, and the opening is on May 2nd at Gallery 44's Members Wall. Originally the series was shot for Canadian Geographic magazine.
The Colour Party opening an
awards ceremony in the Scarborough legion of 614 to celebrate the student winners of
public speaking and Remembrance Day poster competitions. This legion is in a neighbourhood with a large population from Hong Kong that has embraced and rejuvenated the life of the legion, with many of the
new members having ties to the British service.
Every Friday night for more than thirty
years, Bea Blackford has been playing piano at Billy
Bishop legion in Vancouver. There
is a real fear that the legion will have to close due to financial difficulties, as they are in the prime neighbourhood of Kitsilano and taxes risen sharply. The regiment plaques seen above the piano are part of a larger collection that has lead this legion to be recognized as a military museum.
Comments