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Windsor Star reporter Dalson Chen and photographer Nick Brancaccio were among hundreds of spectators gathered along the riverfront on Saturday morning for the unveiling of long-awaited Great Canadian Flag Project.

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Windsor Star reporter Dalson Chen and photographer Nick Brancaccio were among hundreds of spectators gathered along the riverfront on Saturday morning for the unveiling of long-awaited Great Canadian Flag Project.

The 18.24 metre wide by 9.12 metres high Canadian flag was raised at the foot of Ouellette Avenue, marking the completion of the project which was approved bye city council in 2015.

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Costumed characters pose with Meagan Haugh and her children Teagan, 5, and Harry, 2, during the Great Canadian Flag Team Project flag-raising ceremony on May 20, 2017.
Costumed characters pose with Meagan Haugh and her children Teagan, 5, and Harry, 2, during the Great Canadian Flag Team Project flag-raising ceremony on May 20, 2017. Photo by Nick Brancaccio /Windsor Star
Spectators watch from above Dieppe Gardens as the Great Canadian Flag Team Project raise the massive Canadian flag for the first time at the foot of Ouellette Avenue on May 20, 2017.
Spectators watch from above Dieppe Gardens as the Great Canadian Flag Team Project raise the massive Canadian flag for the first time at the foot of Ouellette Avenue on May 20, 2017. Photo by Nick Brancaccio /Windsor Star
The Great Canadian Flag Project flag is on display on the riverfront on May 20, 2017. The flag, measuring 18.24 metres wide, by 9.12 metres high, was unfurled May 20, 2017.
The Great Canadian Flag Project flag is on display on the riverfront on May 20, 2017. The flag, measuring 18.24 metres wide, by 9.12 metres high, was unfurled May 20, 2017. Photo by Nick Brancaccio /Windsor Star
A crowd watches as Windsor's Great Canadian Flag is raised at the foot of Ouellette Avenue on May 20, 2017.
Spectators watch from above Dieppe Gardens as the Great Canadian Flag Team Project raise the massive Canadian flag for the first time at the foot of Ouellette Avenue on May 20, 2017. Photo by Nick Brancaccio /Windsor Star
Windsor's Great Canadian Flag in view of the Detroit skyline on May 20, 2017.
The Great Canadian Flag Project flag is on display on the riverfront on May 20, 2017. The flag, measuring 18.24 metres wide, by 9.12 metres high, was unfurled May 20, 2017. Photo by Nick Brancaccio /Windsor Star
Stilt Guys Mark Lefebvre, left, and Kyle Sipkens attended the Great Canadian Flag Team Project ceremony at the foot of Ouellette Avenue on May 20, 2017.
Stilt Guys Mark Lefebvre, left, and Kyle Sipkens attended the Great Canadian Flag Team Project ceremony at the foot of Ouellette Avenue on May 20, 2017. Photo by Nick Brancaccio /Windsor Star
Spectators watch from above Dieppe Gardens as the Great Canadian Flag Team Project raise the massive Canadian flag for the first time at the foot of Ouellette Avenue on May 20, 2017.
Spectators watch from above Dieppe Gardens as the Great Canadian Flag Team Project raise the massive Canadian flag for the first time at the foot of Ouellette Avenue on May 20, 2017. Photo by Nick Brancaccio /Windsor Star
Mayor Drew Dilkens, centre, city councillors and area representatives are surrounded by Essex and Kent Scottish Regiment Pipes and Drum Corps and international flags during the annual Mayor’s Walk to Dieppe Park. The Mayor’s Walk arrived in time for the unveiling of the Great Canadian Flag on May 20, 2017.
Mayor Drew Dilkens, centre, city councillors and area representatives are surrounded by Essex and Kent Scottish Regiment Pipes and Drum Corps and international flags during the annual Mayor’s Walk to Dieppe Park. The Mayor’s Walk arrived in time for the unveiling of the Great Canadian Flag on May 20, 2017. Photo by Nick Brancaccio /Windsor Star
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