Vegreville Psyanka

The World's Largest Easter Egg! Pysanka comes from the verb pysty - to write. Why an Egg? The story began in 1973 when the Alberta government established the Alberta Century Celebrations Committee to coordinate the centennial celebrations of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to be held in 1974. The committee was to distribute funds to communities that wished to build a monument to the R.C.M.P. This Pysanka (Ukrainian Easter Egg) measures 25.7 feet long, 18 feet wide, and stands 31 feet hight. It symbolizes the harmony, vitality and culture of the community and is dedicated as a tribute to the 100th Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police who brought peace and security to the largest multi-cultural settlement in all of Canada.