Residents holding signs, flags and pompoms couldn't contain their excitement while standing in the council's chambers as Hasbro Canada announced the ranking of communities on the board. Cheers, hoots and hollers erupted from the standing-room only crowd after they learned they had earned Boardwalk, the swankiest location in the game.
"This is the best place to live, the best game ever made — they just go hand-in-hand," Monopoly fan and die-hard voter Bill Gardiner told the crowd after the announcement.
Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu in Quebec snagged Park Place.
Calgary got a lucrative green location.
"It's nice to see we're there," said Calgary Mayor Dave Bronconnier.
"We didn't quite make the blue, but we are green and that kind of reflects what's happening in the economy."
Tourism Calgary president and CEO Randy Williams said he's pleased Calgarians helped get their city on the board.
"It's great for tourism, creating awareness of the Calgary brand," he said.
"Calgarians love their city, it's certainly not surprising they wanted it on the board and it's gratifying to see them support it."
And for just $3 million, you could own Edmonton.
The city will occupy the green space where Pacific Avenue is normally situated on the original board.
"I voted every day for six weeks, I really wanted Edmonton to go on the board," said Felicia Dewar, 34, was one of countless dedicated voters throughout the span of the board game contest, even posting daily voting reminders to friends on websites like Twitter and Facebook.
Niagara Falls. however, did not pass go. Known world-wide as a top honeymoon destination, Niagara Falls failed to garner enough votes for one of the wildcard spots, which instead went to Banff and Beauceville, Que.
Online votes from across the country were tallied to determine 22 Canadian places to land squares in the Hasbro game. There were more than one million votes during a six-week period for the 75th anniversary edition.
The game will be released in stores on Monday.
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