Towns on Solar Eclipse’s Path of Totality Brace for a Crush of Visitors

Towns on Solar Eclipse’s Path of Totality Brace for a Crush of Visitors
An annular solar eclipse rises over the skyline of Toronto on June 10, 2021. The Canadian Press/Frank Gunn
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Municipalities across Central and Eastern Canada have spent months preparing for an event that will last just three-and-a-half minutes: a total solar eclipse that will cast parts of the country into complete darkness.

Many cities and towns in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island are gearing up to host thousands of visitors from across Canada and beyond hoping to catch a rare alignment of the sun, Earth and moon on April 8.