Royal Visit & Celebrations 2003
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Celebrations
2003 marks the 100th Anniversary of Military Communications in Canada. In recognition of this and the Communications and Electronics Branch's
significant achievements and service to the citizens of our community, Kingston City Council has proclaimed the week of Monday,
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Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, in her capacity as Colonel-in-Chief of the Communications and Electronics Branch, will attend festivities planned for this anniversary, such as the Centennial Parade to be held on August 30 at 10:00 a.m. at Canadian Forces Base Kingston.
FREEDOM OF THE CITY AND PARADE
Kingstonians will be able to experience a centuries old tradition on Sunday, August 31, when Mayor Isabel Turner, in the presence of Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, grants the Freedom of the City to the Communications and Electronics Branch of the Canadian Forces in front of City Hall.
A Freedom of the City parade of approximately 200 soldiers will move from Fort Frontenac (on Ontario Street) to the steps of City Hall by 4:00 p.m. where the Parade Commandant will signal the start of the Freedom of the City ceremony by knocking three times on City Hall's front doors.
COAT OF ARMS
Her
Royal Highness The Princess Royal, will help shape Kingston's history on Sunday, August 31, as she has graciously agreed to unveil the City's new Coat
of Arms. Her Royal Highness will unveil the Arms at a ceremony in Council Chambers hosted by Mayor Isabel Turner and members of Kingston City
Council.
The three golden Antique Crowns on the new Coat of Arms represent the three partner municipalities (the former Township of Kingston, the former City of Kingston and the former Township of Pittsburgh) which amalgamated in 1998 to form the new City of Kingston. The antique crown is the traditional heraldic symbol for municipal corporations.
