Local Politicos With Canadian Icon
In spite of the early hour more than 35 locals turned out to get a chance of seeing and getting their picture taken with the Grey Cup as it made it's Island tour.
It was in Nanaimo the other day at 7:30 AM at the Hornets Rugby club. If you haven't downloaded a copy of your picture with the Cup yet you can by visiting the website HERE. You will just have to scroll down the page to 'Hornet's Rugby Club', which was at the bottom of the page. You then click on the picture and scroll through until you find yourself and click the download button appearing below the photo.
Some Grey Cup History
First Awarded in 1909!
The Grey Cup trophy, a symbol of Canadian football supremacy, was originally an amateur award, destined to be presented to the senior hockey champions of Canada.
However, after Sir H. Montague Allan offered the Allan Cup for hockey competition, Lord Albert Henry George Grey, the fourth Earl and Governor General of Canada, donated the Grey Cup in 1909. It was destined to be awarded to the team winning the Senior Amateur Football Championship of Canada.
The photos on the right show how the base has changed over the years to accommodate the addition of new winning teams.
For more details visit HERE.
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