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By Curtis Galbraith

Community

City planning lots of activities for Canada Day

Jun 17, 2024 | 12:00 PM

Two weeks from today (Monday, June 17) is Canada Day and city hall says there will be a bunch of activities to celebrate our country’s 157th birthday.

The parade starts at 2 p.m. from Hillside School. It will go down 96 Street to 100 Avenue, then end at the parking lot at Northwestern Polytechnic.

Muskoseepi Park will be busy that day with the following activities:

· Free drop-in swimming at the Aquatera Outdoor Pool from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.

· Free cake (while supplies last), sponsored by New Horizon Co-op, starting at 3:30 p.m.

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· Live entertainment at the Amphitheatre from 3:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

· Beer gardens from 3:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.

· Fire dancers from 11 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

· Carnival rides and games, sponsored by Paramount Resources Ltd.

· Kids zone with bouncy castles, face painting and roaming entertainment.

· Food trucks.

The live entertainment will be provided by the Derina Harvey Band, The Northbloods, and Mandee Rae.

The free swimming will be offered during the following intervals:

• 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
• 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
• 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The evening will be capped by the fireworks that will start at 11:30 p.m. over the reservoir.