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Canada Day Celebrations on July 1st marks 142nd Birthday

by Amy Judd | June 30, 2009 at 05:45 pm

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Canada Day celebrations will be held up and down the country on July 1st as Canadians celebrate the country's 142nd birthday with parades, fireworks, cakes, and citizenship ceremonies.

In Vancouver there will be fireworks and a parade, and many people will be out in the sunshine wearing Maple Leaf shirts and waving flags.

Manitoba will celebrate with a picnic in the park in Winnipeg, among many other activities to choose from.

In Saskatoon, the day starts off with a breakfast at Diefenbaker Park and follows with entertainment and activities and closing with fireworks.

Optimist Canada Day celebration

Wednesday, Diefenbaker Park

Buffet breakfast $6/person, 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

North Sask. Pipes and Drums, 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Official ceremonies 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Toronto has canceled their Canada Day celebrations due to the city workers strike currently taking place.

Windsor Ontairo is holding a parade and providing a huge birthday cake for all residents to have.

A Canada Day parade with marching bands, clowns, the Canadian Cow Girls and the local Silver Stars Precision Drill Riding Team runs at 11 a.m. The route starts at Riverside Drive and Rankin Avenue and proceeds along Riverside Drive to Ouellette Avenue and then to Chatham Street.

Montreal will host a historical re-enactment down by the Old Port, as well as an open-air disco.

At 10 a.m., amid a volley of musket and cannon fire, about 20 brave paddlers will load into traditional rabaska canoes and push off from the Old Port bound for Trois-Rivières as part of a commemoration of the fur trade. The mayors of Montreal and Trois Rivières will be on hand to bid the coureurs de bois bon voyage.

The night will end with a 90 minute dance party.

In Halifax, they are also making a whole day of it, with a pancake breakfast starting at 8am as well as an official citizenship ceremony and then ending with music and fireworks on the harbour.

July 1st is considered Canada Day because on July 1st 1867 was the enactment of the British North America Act of 1867, which made the four Canadian provinces at the time into one country. It is a statutory holiday and a day that all Canadians can feel pround of their country.

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Tamiya

at 20:04 on June 30th, 2009

Happy Canada Day to all Canadians.

sivakaran

at 07:16 on July 1st, 2009

Thank you :)

Paschen

at 20:46 on June 30th, 2009

Happy Canada Day. Toronto cancelling the celebration? No matter the reason, that is is low.

sara star

at 00:50 on July 1st, 2009

Not even cake??

It's appears Canada Day is going to be a big fizzle in many parts of Toronto, with festivals, celebrations — even the city-sponsored fireworks display — cancelled.

City officials say they cancelled the festivities because of the continuing strike by municipal workers.

thomps

at 21:21 on June 30th, 2009

Happy Canada Day...

WindyWinters (not verified)

at 23:42 on June 30th, 2009

HAPPY CANADA DAY!

Pythiian1

at 04:44 on July 1st, 2009

Happy Birthday Canada ...

Cheers

John Mak (not verified)

at 15:34 on July 1st, 2009

Happy Canada day! Apparently we can all feel very PROUND today, yup pround, scroll up and read the quick blurb on the history of the day...

"July 1st is considered Canada Day because on July 1st 1867 was the enactment of the British North America Act of 1867, which made the four Canadian provinces at the time into one country. It is a statutory holiday and a day that all Canadians can feel pround of their country."