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Flowers sit in the arms of the statue of Gordon Lightfoot in Orillia, Ont., after the Canadian singer-songwriter died this week at the age of 84.On the northernmost point of Tudhope Park, on a narrow peninsula reaching into Lake Couchiching just outside the Ontario town of Orillia, 150 kilometres due north of Toronto, stands a
, the Canadian singer and songwriter who died Monday at the age of 84. The park, which is home to the Mariposa Folk Festival, is not far from where Lightfoot was born.THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLYUnlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on.Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists.Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.Daily content from Financial Times, the world's leading global business publication.
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