Festival of Lights kicks off 38th year as snow arrives just in time
CTV
For a while there, Lions Festival of Lights chair Otto Silzer was worried there wouldn’t be any snow to decorate the light show.
For a while there, Lions Festival of Lights chair Otto Silzer was worried there wouldn’t be any snow to decorate the light show.
However, thanks to a week of snow, capped off with a snowstorm that paralyzed the city Saturday, Silzer and the Lion’s Club got their winter wonderland backdrop.
By the time Mayor Gondek turned on the lights at 5 p.m. Saturday, Confederation Park could have played the North Pole in an Elf sequel.
“It’s been a little chilly out here tonight,” Silzer said in a chat with CTV News, “but today was beautiful.Snow was falling, (it was a) gorgeous day but now everybody’s here celebrating the 38th annual Lion’s Festival of Lights.
“I’m just so happy that it (the lights) all came on!”
Despite the cold temperatures and terrible driving conditions, a large crowd of Calgarians turned up to see the lights come on.
