Welcome to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Queen of Canada

Newspaper Name: Waterdown Review
Province: Ontario
Town(s) Served: Waterdown, Freelton, Millgrove, Greensville, Mountsberg, Strabane, Flamborough Centre
Published: 06/25/1959
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The short cutline was not only to welcome Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip to Canada, but to highlight the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway and the economic promise that it would bring. The coverage exemplifies the role of the weekly newspaper in connecting its readers to national and world events - and how those events affect them.