Opening ceremony
Monday February 7 / 8.00 - 845 am
The Opening ceremony took place as follows :
Acknowledgement of Indigenous traditional territories
- Blessing by Blackfoot Elder Casey Eaglespeaker
Messages from:
- The Honourable Omar Alghabra, Canada’s Minister of Transport
- Her Worship, Jyoti Gondek, Mayor of Calgary
- PIARC President Nazir Alli
- PIARC Secretary General Patrick Malléjacq
Also:
- Amazing footage from Travel Alberta
- Performance by Canadian country band Nice Horse.
- PIARC Prizes
Opening ceremony video
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