Paisley opens new bridge with ribbon cutting, ceremonial procession

November 8, 2023 @ 12:04 pmLocal News, News, Walkerton Herald-Times

Bruce County Warden Chris Peabody, and Arran-Elderslie Deputy Mayor Jennifer Shaw cut the ribbon to officially open the new Paisley bridge on Nov. 3. Following the ribbon cutting came the long-awaited parade across the new bridge. The structure was completed at a cost of $10 million. (Pauline Kerr photo)
Oblivious to the activity on the new bridge through Paisley on Friday afternoon, fishermen try their luck in the river below. The temporary bridge over the river is shown in the background. (Pauline Kerr photo)
A procession of emergency vehicles, special guests and a crowd numbering in the hundreds officially opened Paisley’s new bridge on Nov. 3. (Pauline Kerr photo)
A procession of emergency vehicles, special guests and a crowd numbering in the hundreds officially opened Paisley’s new bridge on Nov. 3. (Pauline Kerr photo)
A procession of emergency vehicles, special guests and a crowd numbering in the hundreds officially opened Paisley’s new bridge on Nov. 3. (Pauline Kerr photo)
Wilda Lamont, whose husband was Bruce County Warden Alexander Joseph Lamont of Saugeen Township, speaks with current Bruce County Warden Chris Peabody. Wilda Lamont was among those who were first to cross the new bridge in Paisley on Nov. 3. (Pauline Kerr photo)

PAISLEY – The bridge in Paisley is open, and it’s beautiful. That was the general consensus among the hundreds of local residents, school children and dignitaries who gathered for the ceremony to officially open the bridge on Nov. 3 at 2 p.m. The event began with speeches, while the crowd waited in anticipation. After a…

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Pauline Kerr is a Local Journalism Initiative Reporter with the Walkerton Herald-Times. The Local Journalism Initiative is funded by the Government of Canada.