Brockville, Ontario, Canada - The Brockville Lions Steel Band, one of the most recognizable local music groups, has found a new home – but it may just be a summer home.
The local group, a fixture of local events and festivals, was facing an uncertain future as recently as last week as a deadline loomed for them to remove their instruments from Commonwealth Public School for the summer.
Band co-founder Reg Francis said it appears likely the band will be able to move its instruments into Spring Valley Hall. While the time frame for the arrangement had yet to be finalized, Francis believed the group would be able to store its instruments and practice at the hall free of charge until September.
“We are fortunate to have it for the summer,” said Francis, who founded the steel band 16 years ago with fellow Lion Dave Mitchell.
....The band had to move out of its previous home, the Waste Management site on California Avenue, when the firm needed the space the band was using for company operations, said Reg Francis's son, Winston Francis, the band's managing director.
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