One year after the death of celebrated Canadian rock icon Gord Downie, a Yellowknife resident is remembering the Tragically Hip front manSA国际影视传媒檚 music - and message - in an eye-catching way.

Aaron Wall, a long time Hip fan, has turned his Niven Drive home front into a tribute to the late singer-songwriter - with a massive banner bearing the bandSA国际影视传媒檚 household name.

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Downie died on Oct. 17, 2017 after battling an aggressive form of brain cancer.

Following his diagnosis, Downie and the Tragically Hip hit the road for a final cross-country Canadian tour, with a final August 2016 stop in Kingston, Ont - where the band formed in the 1980s.

DownieSA国际影视传媒檚 swan song was broadcast across the country.

ThatSA国际影视传媒檚 when WallSA国际影视传媒檚 big banner first went up.

Wall, who fell in love with the Hip as a teenager growing up in Winnipeg, invited friends and fellow fans over to watch the final show.

Now, on the anniversary of DownieSA国际影视传媒檚 death, Wall has brought the banner back.

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During his SA国际影视传媒渓ast days on this earth,SA国际影视传媒� Wall said Downie used his voice and following to bring awareness to important issues faced in the North and across Canada.

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Before his death, Downie released the Secret Path, an album accompanied by a graphic novel, telling the story of Wenjack - a 12-year-old Indigenous boy who fled an Ontario residential school in the 1960s. He died trying to walk home to his family - hundreds of kilometres away.

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Leading up to his death, Downie urged Canadians to confront the colonially-rooted challenges that plague so many of the countrySA国际影视传媒檚 Indigenous people.

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