Governor General to Open the Glengarry Highland Games

(firmenpresse) - OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 07/25/11 -- His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, will officially open the 64th annual Glengarry Highland Games, in the small farming community of Maxville, Ontario, on Saturday, July 30, 2011, at 12:30 p.m. The Governor General will be accompanied by his wife, Her Excellency Sharon Johnston.

Their Excellencies have been invited as the official guests of honour at this year's Highland Games celebrating Scottish heritage and traditions in Canada. The Governor General will deliver a speech on the Highland Games' important contribution to Canada's rich and diverse society, and will offer his best wishes to all participants.

About the Glengarry Highland Games

Each summer, at the end of July, the village of Maxville, Ontario, reunites over 20 000 people of Scottish descent from nearby and around the world to celebrate the annual Glengarry Highland Games. One of the largest Highland gatherings in North America, the annual Highland Games consist of a series of traditional Scottish competitions, including the famous caber toss, Highland dancing and the North American Pipe Band Championship™. One of the most spectacular events of the Highland Games is the Massed Bands, in which over 60 pipe and drum bands take the field in waves and play together as a single entity. Since 1948, the Glengarry Highland Games has welcomed over one million visitors and competitors to this North American Celtic festival. For more information, visit the Games website at .

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Contacts:
Rideau Hall Press Office
Christelle Legault
613-998-7280



The Glengarry Highland Games
Dona Cruickshank
1-888-298-1666

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