Spirit of the Big Ditch Book Launch

Promotional poster for the event
Launch event captured by Gongoozler Ryan V. Bose
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Remarks by Project Manager Arden Phair. Photo by Roger Bradshaw
Kyle Richardson, Marine Club Representative (a sponsor of the book) makes remarks after receiving a presentation copy from Arden Phair, left.
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Arden Phair presents Andrew Porteus, indexer and website developer, and Irene Romagnoli, book designer, with presentation copies of the book.
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The audience at the book launch. Project manager Arden Phair (front right) sits beside St. Catharines Historical Society president Dennis Gannon.
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Guy Bannerman performs one of the poems in the book.
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A rapt audience watches Guy Bannerman perform.
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Maja Bannerman and Rusty McCarthy perform.
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Maja Bannerman and Rusty McCarthy perform.
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Sue Burch, representative of the Ontario Paper Thorold Foundation (a sponsor of the book) makes remarks
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Sam Pane, a representative of the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (a sponsor of the book) makes remarks
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Andrew Porteus, book indexer and book website developer makes remarks.
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Brenda Schultz and Armand Romagnoli, both of whom read poems in the book, at the refreshments table.
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Dan Sundy and Rochelle Bush at the sales tablee.
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