Loyalist Participation in Events

Judging by the pictures, Vancouver perhaps should think of a later date. Linda Nygard commented that the “weather was not a hit......rain, sleet and snow...By the time we started the parade; we were almost frozen, but being descendants of such brave loyalist, we succeeded with a great showing. Thank God, we were near the front of the parade right behind our favourite neighbours, the 78th Fraser Highlanders. Definitely, the sound of the pipes warmed our hearts.”

Vancouver Branch President, Wendy Cosby, added "My hats off to the Education and Outreach team of Grace Anderson and Linda Drake for all the hard work they put into making sashes for the St. Patrick's Day parade this week. And look where it got us, in the online Province newspaper this morning with Jacklyn Kolber and Madleine Gaul dressed in period clothing! http://www.theprovince.com/Life/Gallery+March+Paddy+Vancouver/1392866/story.html We were also mentioned in the hard copy of The Province newspaper as well. Irish have fun, weather or not! The United Empire Loyalists' period costumes were authentic and more weather-friendly..."

Congratulations to those plucky Loyalist descendants and Branch supporters for the fine impression they made. As one Vancouverite said as the snowflakes fell toward the end of the parade, “this is nothing compared to what our Loyalist ancestors did, walking all the way from New Jersey in the snow!”

there's a little Irish in all of us ...

The gang's all present and accounted for.

No way this banner is going to droop in the middle.

Dan Hilborn, and his son, Jacob Hilborn