25-Year-Old New Brunswick Town Crier to Compete at World Tournament in the U.K.
Gallant will join more than 20 criers from around the world and says her theatre background gives her an edge in the competition.
- This week, Riverview, New Brunswick town crier Summer Gallant began competing at the World Town Crier Tournament in Chester, United Kingdom, representing the 25-year-old in the international competition continuing through next week.
- Gallant succeeded former Riverview town councillor Garry Forsythe, who served as the town's unofficial crier for six years before his death last year, and now wears his traditional red-and-blue jacket and tricorn hat.
- More than 20 criers from around the world are competing, including Canadians Liam Cragg from Alnwick-Haldimand, Ontario, and James Stewart from New Glasgow; Gallant said she is "all in" as the youngest competitor.
- Ottawa's Daniel Richer, a crier for 45 years, noted that town criers have historically existed across many cultures, and he believes young criers like Gallant have an opportunity to shape the future of the tradition.
- While the ceremonial role remains popular, some critics associate it with colonialism; in 2021, the city of Duncan, British Columbia, retired its town crier to re-evaluate the practice's symbolism, illustrating evolving municipal representation.
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A 25-year-old New Brunswick woman only a few months into her new job as a town crier is getting ready to compete at a world tournament of her peers — many of them twice her age.
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25-year-old New Brunswick town crier to compete at world tournament in the U.K.
FREDERICTON - A 25-year-old New Brunswick woman only a few months into her new job as a town crier is getting ready to compete at a world tournament of her
25-year-old New Brunswick town crier to compete at world tournament in the U.K. – 105.9 The Region
FREDERICTON — A 25-year-old New Brunswick woman only a few months into her new job as a town crier is getting ready to compete at a world tournament of her peers — many of them twice her age. Summer Gallant spent her early adult years travelling before she returned home to Riverview, N.B., where she channeled her theatre experience into a successful bid to land the town crier gig. On a recent summer day, Gallant was wearing an ornate, red-and-bl…
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