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PHOTOS: Maple Ridge flower shop hosts Irish dancers for St. Patrick’s Day

Westgate Flower Garden has been putting on these annual performances for more than 20 years

A Maple Ridge flower shop was even greener than usual on Friday as dozens of people flocked to the store to enjoy the St. Patrick’s Day festivities hosted by owner Sandra Taylor.

Taylor has been hosting celebrations for the Irish holiday at Westgate Flower Garden for more than two decades and reminded the crowd that they can expect her to keep doing it come rain or shine each year.

“Last year it was incredibly wet. Really wet,” she laughed. “But the people still came and the dancers still danced.”

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Being Irish herself, Taylor holds the holiday close to her heart and made sure to acknowledge her homeland by singing Ireland’s national anthem in Gaelic following the Canadian anthem.

In addition to having a table full of tasty green treats, Taylor also hosted a prize raffle, had performances by the De Danaan School of Irish Dance, and got a motivational speaker to talk about his experience with Bean Around Books and Tea and the Pathfinder Youth Centre Society.

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Brandon Tucker

About the Author: Brandon Tucker

I have been a journalist since 2013, with much of my career spent covering sports and entertainment stories in Alberta.
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