Many in Yarmouth are still buzzing over a surprise visit from the Prime Minister last week.
Not many knew Justin Trudeau, his wife Sophie and their children would be landing at the Yarmouth International Airport to begin their two day trip to Nova Scotia.
Calls to our newsroom began coming in that morning about a motorcade lining up in the area.
The plane landed at the airport just after 11am, and Trudeau came over to the fenced off area to shake hands and pose for pictures.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives at the Yarmouth International Airport. He took a moment to greet onlookers at the fence. pic.twitter.com/rizzeBuVJe
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Irene d’Entremont, Chair of the YIAC says they found out he was coming the previous Tuesday, and were instructed to keep it a secret.
“That was top secret. When you have a call that somebody like that is coming, you can’t tell anybody. He was very nice.”
d’Entremont says Trudeau spent time with the airport staff, taking photos and having a quick chat before heading to Shelburne.
“He was very nice, he seemed happy to be in Nova Scotia. I said to him, ‘welcome to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia!’ And he said, ‘thank you for coming here to welcome me!’”
She says it’s wonderful that he chose to land in Yarmouth.
