William and Catherine’s Canadian tour itinerary set to be released
Daryl Bruce, Examiner
With just a little over two weeks to go until the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge set foot on Canadian soil, Canadians can expect to get more details of the tour this week.
A spokesperson from the Department of Canadian Heritage stated that the full itinerary of the couple’s eight day tour would be released this week.
The Duke and Duchess will arrive in Ottawa on Thursday, June 30, and take part in Canada Day celebrations on Parliament Hill on July 1st. The celebrations on the Hill will see performances by Great Big Sea, Sam Roberts and Maria Aragon, the 11 year old internet star.
Following their visit to Ottawa, the couple will visit Montreal, Quebec City, Prince Edward Island, Yellowknife and Calgary.
James Moore the Minister of Canadian Heritage, the department organizing the royal tour, did reveal a few more details of the visit to the Globe and Mail.
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Drake, Great Big Sea draw waves of support
Who attracted more of the record-setting crowd to Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest last night?
By Lynn Saxberg, The Ottawa Citizen July 17, 2010
Great Big Sea and lead singer Alan Doyle entertained the crowd on the MBNA stage at the 2010 Bluesfest held at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, Friday July 16, 2010.
Photograph by: Ashley Fraser, The Ottawa Citizen
OTTAWA — Who attracted more fans to Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest Friday night: Newfoundland’s favourite sons, Great Big Sea, or Drake, Canada’s hot new rap superstar?
It was a tough call. Drake, being the only big-name rapper on this year’s program, drew throngs of young concertgoers to his show on the Claridge stage, although the Great Big Sea army turned out by the tens of thousands, as they always do when their top band is on the main stage. Plus, it was Friday night.
In other words, it was a huge crowd, at least as big as the 35,000 estimated at Santana the other night.
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