Aurora may screen final Tragically Hip concert at Town Park

YorkRegion.com
Aug. 9, 2016
By Chris Simon

John Abel wants to make sure you can see the Tragically Hip’s final concert.

The Aurora councillor will ask the town to allocate $5,500 toward hosting a community screening of The Tragically Hip: A National Celebration at Town Park Aug. 20, during a council meeting tomorrow night. If the motion is approved, the money will pay for a screen, projector, technician and sound system.

“The CBC live viewing of the concert… presents a unique opportunity… to provide our residents with a once-in-a-lifetime, free presentation of an iconic Canadian band,” he said, in the recommendation, noting 80 Canadian municipalities are screening the concert. “The setup of the event would be the same as that of the Concerts in the Park series.”

Abel says the screen will be placed at the bandshell and a community organizing committee, consisting of representatives from the Aurora Music Festival, Optimist Club and Magna Hoedown, will oversee the event.

The town will also be asked to provide garbage cans, picnic benches and other in-kind services, he said.