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Friday, October 15, 2010

Parade Tomorrow As HMCS Brunswicker Marks Freedom Of The City















(City Hall On King Street In Uptown Saint John)
                  (File Photo)

HMCS Brunswicker will exercise its Freedom of the City in Saint John tomorrow.

Everyone is welcome to watch the parade that will start in from of the fire hall on Leinster Street and end at the foot of King Street in front of City Hall where the ceremony will take place.

At City Hall, the Naval Reserve Division will be met by the Chief of Police. After being challenged, the Commander Officer of HMCS Brunswicker, Commander Elizabeth Syvertsen-Bitten, will be escorted by the Chief of Police to the doors of City Hall where she shall knock on the door with the pommel of her sword.

Mayor Ivan Court will read the proclamation and the parade will then perform a march past to pay respect to the mayor.

The Freedom of the City is the highest honour a city can bestow on a Canadian Forces unit.

The ceremony begins at 11 tomorrow morning.