Montreal's Champlain Bridge Is Lighting Up To Celebrate Black History Month (PHOTO)

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Montreal's Champlain Bridge Is Lighting Up To Celebrate Black History Month (PHOTO)
Infrastructure Canada
Staff Writer

In honour of Black History Month, Montreal's Samuel de Champlain Bridge will be alight in red, green, and yellow lights from sunset to 1 a.m. until February 7.

The bridge was first lit up for Black History Month on Monday night in what was an impressive display. 

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The Samuel De Champlain Bridge will shine in the night to celebrate the legacy of Black Canadians, past and present, on the occasion of Black History Month. 

Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities

"Throughout the history of our country, Black Canadians have done so much to make Canada the culturally diverse, compassionate and prosperous nation it is today," Catherine McKenna, minister of infrastructure and communities, in a press release. 

Infrastructure Canada

After February 7, the bridge will return to its usual rainbow-coloured lights.

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    Teddy Elliot was a Staff Writer for MTL Blog. He was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec and has a B.A. in Literature. Teddy has been a journalist for three years and was once an English teacher. His creative work has appeared in The Blasted Tree and Parenthetical Magazine. When he's not chasing scoops, Teddy can be found cheering on Aston Villa and listening to 80s power ballads. He was shortlisted for a Digital Publishing Award in 2021.

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