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Prince George boldly goes...

Kelley Ware

Multimedia Coordinator

onths after announcing the creation of a Northern FanCon, the name of the first confirmed guest has been announced.

Over the summer, organizers of Northern FanCon brought both Kim Coates and Ron Perlman to Prince George for various events, adding to the hype of just who the big guest could be for the May 2015 convention. On October 5, months of anticipation were finally over.

Prince George will get to see Captain James Tiberius Kirk himself. Northern FanCon’s first confirmed guest is the one and only William Shatner. Best known for his work in Star Trek, Shatner is a quintessential pop culture icon and household name. He is a convention staple who has been known to grace the stage at conventions in cities such as Calgary and Toronto.

With one announcement, any doubt about this being a serious convention has vanished. Their Facebook page is buzzing, and previous posts now seem less like wishful thinking and more like actual possibilities. Names such as Lena Headey, Steven Yeun, Sophie Turner,

Jonathan Frakes, and Brent Spiner have been thrown around on the Northern FanCon page.

The organizers of Northern FanCon are also making it clear that the announcement of William Shatner is only the beginning. More announcements will be coming our way. Until then, the fangirl in all of us can rest easy knowing tickets should be available this week.

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