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On Feb. 13, Canadians celebrated 50 years of the national flag at the Mattamy Athletic Centre. (Eman Ali/Ryersonian Staff)
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Flags lined the hallway of the MAC. (Eman Ali/Ryersonian Staff)
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A Canadian flag was placed on the ice of the MAC to celebrate the event. (Eman Ali/Ryersonian Staff)
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Canadians begin to walk on the ice to create a human flag. (Eman Ali/Ryersonian Staff)
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Hundreds of people filled the ice. (Eman Ali/Ryersonian Staff)
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The crowd dressed in red, waiting to fill the ice and create a yuman flag. (Eman Ali/Ryersonian Staff)
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One hundred new Canadian citizens were among those at the event. (Eman Ali/Ryersonian Staff)
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The actual date of the flag's 50th anniversary is Feb. 15. (Eman Ali/Ryersonian Staff)
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The Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Elizabeth Dowdeswell, was in attendance (Eman Ali/Ryersonian Staff)
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The Canadian flag was first raised at Parliament Hill in 1965. (Eman Ali/Ryersonian Staff)
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