Marriage is a beautiful, the union of two people looking to share their lives together. I will be one of those lucky people enjoying the sanctity of marriage next summer. Getting married can be quite stressful and luckily, we’re only in the early stages of planning so stress is low.
Have you ever thought to yourself what if two cities got married? Could something besides humans get married? This thought never crossed my mind until I learned that the towns of Lloydminster, yes plural, got married.
Maybe not so far in the past when Alberta and Saskatchewan were recognized as provinces in Canada it meant that Lloydminster went from existing in a single province to existing in two provinces. Lloydminster, Alta., and Lloydminster Sask were born and created some confusion, and rivalries.
Buildings would mysteriously move back and forth across the border and geographical rivalries sometimes led to fisticuffs. I’m sure these brawls were handled in a ring with very sober individuals.
In the case of this long-term relationship between the two Lloydminsters they decided to get married. They kissed and made up during a wedding ceremony acted out by schoolchildren.
“Wilt though have this village to be thy wedded wife; to give her Mayor Huxley; to cooperate in hustling along the waterworks; to install cement sidewalks in all directs and sit in chairs of unity in the town hall?”
This was a moving sentiment from the minister performing the ceremony to the town of Lloyd, Sask, brought a tear to my eye. Perhaps to onlookers surprise the village of Lloyd, Alta. also said I do. Just like at any wedding the audience was given the chance to object to the nuptials, despite all the conflicts of the past there were no objections. It’s a beautiful story of two torn lovers coming together in marriage.
Next July I hope my own wedding is as spectacular as the wedding between Lloydminsters, and I hope there’s no fisticuffs.
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