WATCH: Light the Bridge and Canada Day fireworks

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EDMONTON – Edmonton’s High Level Bridge was lit up by more than 50,000 LED lights for the first official time on Tuesday night, as the Light the Bridge project was unveiled.

The big reveal was synchronized to a special version of “O Canada”, performed by the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and arranged by Allan Gilliland.  The song was streamed live on CKUA 94.9 FM.

Afterwards fireworks lit up the sky over the River Valley to celebrate Canada Day.

WATCH BELOW: Quinn Ohler shows us what it took to get the Light the Bridge project this point.

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