2017年4月6日，卡尔加里的伍德兰学校洋溢着兴奋的气氛，学生们在庆祝加拿大150周年生日的活动上，自豪地展示了他们对加拿大的热爱-加拿大150周年拼贴画揭幕式。学生们穿着红白相间的服装，呈现出完全加拿大风格的节目，他们充满活力的表演包括舞蹈和歌唱，突出了加拿大著名歌手汤姆·康纳斯（Stompin’ Tom Connors）、贾斯汀·比伯（Justin Bieber）、裸体男孩乐队（The Barenaked Ladies）和苏珊·阿格鲁卡克（Susan Aglukark）的歌曲。音乐专家恩斯女士带领学生们唱歌跳舞，并为两个特别表演“阿尔伯塔是伟大的”和“我们分享加拿大”的歌词作曲。出席这一特别日子的贵宾包括：市议员黛安·科利-厄夫（Diane Colley-Urquhart）、学校董事会信托人朱莉·赫德利卡（Julie Hrdlicka）、第六地区教育部总监帕特里克·墨菲（Patrick Murphy）、伍德克里克社区主席斯科特·伊登（Scott Eden）、Between Generations协调员瓦尔·邓恩（Val Dunn）、议员大卫·罗德尼（Dave Rodney）和国会议员鲍勃·本森（Bob Benzen）。

在这个庆祝活动中，给所有人一个特别惊喜，也是巨大的荣誉，伍德兰学校校长海格特女士和两位加拿大150周年拼贴画艺术家刘易斯·拉沃伊（Lewis Lavoie）和卡伦·毕肖普（Karen Bishop），都来自埃德蒙顿，被议员黛安·科利-厄夫（Diane Colley-Urquhart）授予了“白帽子”的荣誉。白帽子仪式是卡尔加里的一项悠久传统，象征着西方的好客和喜庆，表示对来访客人的热情款待。黛安·科利-厄夫议员还向学校授予了一块来自卡尔加里市的牌匾，表彰加拿大150周年拼贴画项目，并感谢我们为庆祝加拿大150周年生日所做的贡献。

作为自豪的卡尔加里人和加拿大人，学生、员工和受邀贵宾花了两天时间手绘了超过300块瓷砖，用于制作8英尺×8英尺的拼贴画，画面上是一个牛仔靠在卡尔加里塔上。学校行政助理墨本女士为这个项目提供了原始艺术设计，刘易斯·拉沃伊和他的加拿大150周年拼贴画团队在伍德兰学校学生的帮助下将设计栩栩如生。个别的瓷砖包括花朵、动物、山脉、恐龙、遗产公园、动物园，当然也有卡尔加里火焰队和斯塔姆皮德队的标志。

特邀嘉宾，斯坦皮德女王梅根·彼得斯（Megan Peters）以及公主们布列塔尼·洛伊德（Brittany Lloyd）和利齐·莱曼（Lizzie Ryman），以他们为拼贴画涂鸦，增添了一丝斯坦皮德节日的元素。此外，市议员黛安·科利-厄夫、学校董事会信托人朱莉·赫德利卡，第六地区教育部总监帕特里克·墨菲，伍德克里克社区主席斯科特·伊登，Between Generations协调员瓦尔·邓恩，以及当地艺术家杰瑞米·梅恩（Jeremy Mayne）也通过他们手绘的瓷砖给我们的项目增添了特别的色彩。

伍德兰学校感谢所有参加庆祝加拿大150周年生日的人，感谢他们参与这个独特而令人惊叹的遗产项目的绘制。该项目的资金由伍德兰学校理事会和加拿大政府提供，获得了加拿大文化遗产部门为加拿大150周年庆典提供的拨款。

伍德兰学校创造了一个时间胶囊和加拿大历史的视觉展示，代表着卡尔加里的灵魂。卡尔加里的加拿大150周年拼贴画永久陈列于伍德兰学校前厅。最终，卡尔加里的拼贴画将“虚拟地”与加拿大全国范围内的150多幅拼贴画连接在一起，形成一列遍布全国的巨大列车。这个项目包括加拿大所有的省和地区，创造了一个巨大的拼贴画，代表着加拿大的核心。伍德兰学校自豪地认可和宣传卡尔加里，它的人民，风景，并推广社区、团队合作、作为加拿大人的重要性，当然还有庆祝加拿大150岁生日的活动。

On April 6, 2017 there was a buzz of excitement at Woodlands School as the students proudly displayed their Canadian spirit at the unveiling of Calgary’s - Canada 150 Mosaic mural in celebration of Canada’s 150th Birthday.  Wearing red and white and featuring an entirely Canadian program, the students’ vibrant performances included dancing and singing highlighting songs from well know Canadians including Stompin’ Tom Connors, Justin Bieber, The Barenaked Ladies and Susan Aglukark.  Mrs. Enns. the Music Specialist, led the students in song and dance and also wrote the lyrics for two of the featured performances, ”Alberta is Great” and “We Share Canada.”  Dignitaries in attendance on this special day included: City Councillor, Diane Colley-Urquhart, School Board Trustee, Julie Hrdlicka, Area 6 System Principal, Patrick Murphy, Woodcreek Community Chairperson, Scott Eden, Between Generations Co-ordinator, Val Dunn, MLA, Dave Rodney, and MP, Bob Benzen.

A special surprise for everyone during the celebration and a huge honour was the “White Hatting” of Mrs. Highet, Woodlands School principal and two Canada 150 Mosaic Artists, Lewis Lavoie and Karen Bishop, both from Edmonton, by Councillor Diane Colley-Urquhart.  The White Hat Ceremony is a long-standing tradition in Calgary, a symbol of the Western hospitality and good cheer shared with visiting guests.  Also presented to the school by Councillor Colley-Urquhart was a plaque from the City of Calgary recognizing the Canada 150 Mosaic project and thanking us for helping to Celebrate Canada’s 150th Birthday.

As proud Calgarians and Canadians, students, staff and invited dignitaries spent two days hand painting over 300 tiles for the 8’ x 8’ mural which features a cowboy leaning on the Calgary Tower.  Mrs. Melbourn, the administrative assistant for the school, came up with the original artwork for the project and Lewis Lavoie and is team from Canada 150 Mosaic brought the design to life with the help of the students at Woodlands School.  Individual tiles include flowers, animals, mountains, dinosaurs, Heritage Park, The Zoo, and of course the Calgary Flames and Stampeders. 

Special guests, the Stampede Queen, Megan Peters, and the Princesses, Brittany Lloyd, and Lizzie Ryman creatively added a little touch of the Stampede to the mural with their painting of tiles.  As well, City Councillor, Diane Colley-Urquhart, School Board Trustee, Julie Hrdlicka, Area 6 System Principal, Patrick Murphy, Woodcreek Community Chairperson, Scott Eden, Between Generations Co-ordinator, Val Dunn and local artist Jeremy Mayne also added a special touch to our project with their hand-painted tiles.

Woodlands School thanks everyone who came to Celebrate Canada’s 150th Birthday and who joined in the painting of this unique and amazing legacy project. Funding for this project was provided by the Woodlands School Council and the Government of Canada with a grant from the Department of Canadian Heritage for the Canada 150 Festivities. 

Woodlands School has created a time capsule and a visual portrayal of Canadian history representing the soul of Calgary. Calgary’s Canada 150 Mosaic mural is on display in its permanent home, in the front foyer of Woodlands School.  Eventually the Calgary mural will be joined “virtually” with over 150 murals all across Canada forming a giant train spreading across the nation.  This project includes all provinces and territories in the creative collaboration of one giant mosaic mural representing the heart of Canada.  Woodlands School is proud to recognize and promote Calgary, its people, the landscape, and promote the importance of community, team work, being Canadian and of course the celebration of Canada’s 150 birthday.