Alonsa welcomes large crowds to 100th Anniversary Homecoming

The community of Alonsa capped off many months of preparations with their 100th Anniversary last weekend. People came from all over Canada to honour their Alonsa roots. Local rural school districts were recognized as well as all the cultural aspects. In 1923, Alonsa was “the end of the steel” referring to the CN Railway which had regular train service in and out of the Town.

Pictured Above: The Alonsa Community Centre was a busy place all weekend but especially Saturday morning for the pancake breakfast. Pancakes, people and chatter filled the hall as friends old and new gathered together. Right: A batch of pancakes is served up, hot and ready! Below: Around 70 different entries in the parade brought cheers and applause from the people gathered along the parade route. This team of miniature ponies represented a once common method of transportation in the early days. Bottom: The Alonsa Aces Hockey team joyfully showed off their team jerseys and their enthusiasm for the game of hockey and the community.