After just one meeting, details of District of Port Edward’s 50th birthday celebrations are beginning to take shape.
Coun. Grant Moore, who is chairing the organizing committee, said the event is tentatively scheduled for Friday, June 25 and Saturday, June 26. Moore said organizers are talking to industry to seek support for commissioning a totem pole to mark the occasion.
“There are several businesses expressing interest in sponsoring the totem pole for Port Edward,” he said.
As well as marking 50 years since the incorporation of Port Edward, Moore said the idea is for the two-day event to help groups that make a difference in the community.
“It will definitely be volunteer-based with the support of volunteer groups in Port Edward ... we are hoping to supply food and have one group cover breakfast, lunch and dinner by donation and whatever they receive they can keep,” he said, adding the planning is far from over.
“We still have a long way to go, but it is going to be a good time ... we want to make it as fun as possible.”