GALLERY: Beiseker celebrates Queen Elizabeth II's life with formal tea event

Airdrie City View Staff Nov 3, 2022 10:33 AM
The Beiseker Community Centre hosted a formal tea and gathering on Oct. 30 to celebrate the life of Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away in early September.▲
Elaine Carley was the emcee at the event in Beiseker.▲
A woman who attended Beiseker's event in her red Stewart tartan skirt poses with an impersonator of the Queen, Shelley Lazerte, from Grand Prairie. ▲
Willy Main, a Scottish immigrant and farmer in the Beiseker area, was one of many who attended the Oct. 30 event.▲
Piper Steven Reimer performed the bagpipes at the Oct. 30 formal tea event in Beiseker.▲
The event was hosted thanks to a federal grant commemorating 70 years of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign. According to a Government of Canada news release earlier this year, the monarch served as a "constant presence in the lives of many Canadians” and cultivated “enduring ties with Canada.”▲

The Beiseker Community Centre hosted a formal tea and gathering on Oct. 30 to celebrate the life of Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away in early September.

The event was hosted thanks to a federal grant commemorating 70 years of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign. According to a Government of Canada news release earlier this year, the monarch served as a "constant presence in the lives of many Canadians” and cultivated “enduring ties with Canada.”

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