Regimental Ball brings out many Portagers

Posted by Terry Comeau 
 
The RCMP Regimental Ball took place yesterday at Canad Inns where the RCMP celebrated with residents at the Portage Curling Club.

The event, which is put on every year to raise money for the youth and was sponsored by the MLCC and the Royal Bank, gave residents the opportunity to interact with each other and establish better community relationships in a formal environment.

The Regimental Ball began with the pipers who opened the show. The show also featured a bit of culture as the Sky Dancers, an aboriginal dance group, performed for the masses.

Then, Guest speaker Jill Officer spoke of her experiences in curling and also, her experiences in Nepal where she reached the edge of the Himalayan mountains in Nepal.

Rotary Club past president Tom McCartney spoke on the Rotary Club's history in the community and discussed how it was formed and also how they got involved with the Regimental Ball.

It was later announced more than $10,000 was raised for youth programs in hopes that better relationships can be formed.

After all the festivities were said and done, Portagers took part in the Grand March and dancing to close out the evening with the Air Command Band providing the music.

The Regimental Ball was supposed to happen on May 14, however the spring flood put a damper on those plans, postponing it until Sept. 10

 Story courtesy Jordan Maxwell and the Portage Daily Graphic