Long Sault Comes to Light Through Power of Community Partnerships

Long Sault residents have joined Upper Canada Village with their very own ?alight at night? display at the entrance to the Long Sault Parkway.

Long Sault residents have joined Upper Canada Village with their very own ?alight at night? display at the entrance to the Long Sault Parkway. A community partnership spearheaded by Andr? Pommier of Pommier Jewellers of Cornwall along with Paul Trottier of Jean Coutu Pharmacy and the St. Lawrence Parks Commission (SLPC) has resulted in the installation of Christmas lights on a sixty foot spruce tree.

Inspired by the community cooperation he saw between the Village of St. Jovite and Mont Tremblant, Pommier saw a similar opportunity for cooperation between Long Sault and Upper Canada Village. ?When you are travelling from Cornwall to visit Alight at Night, you pass through the villages and it creates a sense of being part of this great event. It builds the excitement and anticipation and really makes the community part of the event,? said Andr? Pommier.

Mr. Pommier approached the SLPC for assistance in decorating the tree. SLPC provided some lights, staff and a boom truck to light up the tree. And, when more lights were required, Paul Trottier of Jean Coutu Pharmacy believing in the importance of community got into the Christmas spirit and donated what was required to finish the job. Storm Realty?s Steve Iwachniuk and Bob Copeland also provided support for the project.

Pommier Jewellers has a long history with the Alight at Night Festival having sponsored two Pommier Carriages which provide romantic carriage rides (by reservation) during the Alight at Night Festival.

?The local community is very important to the St. Lawrence Parks Commission. Community support of our attractions is appreciated and we were pleased to be a part of this community partnership. Congratulations to Andr? for taking the initiative on this project,? said Lou Seiler, Manager, Parks & Recreation.

Alight at Night will operate nightly until January 7. It will be closed for Christmas Eve (December 24) and Christmas Day (December 25) from 4:30 p.m to 9:00 p.m.

Learn about the festival at www.AlightatNight.ca, about Upper Canada Village at www.UpperCanadaVillage.com and about the St. Lawrence Parks Commission at www.parks.on.ca.

Source: http://www.cornwallseawaynews.com/News/Local/2011-12-24/article-2848345/Long-Sault-Comes-to-Light-Through-Power-of-Community-Partnerships/1

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