With a flick of a switch on Nov. 23, 1981, Mayors Bert Weeks of Windsor, Ontario, and Coleman Young of Detroit adorned the Ambassador Bridge with a glowing “necklace of lights.” The project on the 7,490-foot bridge was unique. Twelve IBEW members from Windsor Local 773 and Detroit Local 58 worked together for eight weeks at heights over 400 feet above the Detroit River to link the U.S. and Canadian borders electrically and put hearts aglow in their respective cities.
