He learned how to carefully fold a Canadian flag using instructions he found on the Canadian Armed Forces website. After all this time, waiting another nine months to christen it on Canada Day was a breeze. The flag atop the Peace Tower is replaced every workday and each time it is lowered to half-mast. The next Canada Day will be an even bigger occasion to hang the flag since it will mark the 150th anniversary of Confederation. Labonté said about 1,500 Peace Tower flags have been given away so far.

Source: thestar July 08, 2016 22:18 UTC