Remembering 'Mr. Canada' and the time Cornwall celebrated Canada Day for a whole week

This year marks a milestone year for the Canada Day Committee in Cornwall. It’s been 50 years since the committee formed a permanent, reoccurring organization within the city to organize festivities to celebrate the holiday.Norm Lalonde, a former business owner and alderman, who was affectionately known as “Mr. Canada,” began organizing Canada Week celebrations in 1972. Lalonde overheard customers in his biscuit shop talking about how they weren’t celebrating, or were pl