THUNDER BAY – The peace bell at Thunder Bay’s city hall will be rung at 11:30 a.m. Saturday in a ceremony meant to embrace the spirit of world peace, mirrored in a similar ceremony thousands of kilometres away in Gifu City, Japan.
Gifu City is one of five official “sister cities” with which Thunder Bay maintains ties in efforts to promote cross-cultural understanding and economic opportunities.
Saturday’s event, which the public can attend at city hall or watch online at the city's Facebook page, will be the 15th annual local peace bell ceremony. It will also be aired on Shaw and Tbaytel on-demand following the event.
“The joint ceremony celebrates Thunder Bay’s special relationship with Gifu City and embraces the spirit of peace while commemorating those who fell in the bombing of Gifu City on July 9, 1945,” the City of Thunder Bay said in a release.
Acting Mayor Peng You, Matthew Villella, chair of Thunder Bay’s Sister Cities Advisory Committee, city clerk Krista Power, and Jeanetty Jumah, chair of the Thunder Bay Multicultural Association, will be among those presiding over the ceremony.
