July 1st Canada's Day

Buckdodgers said:
And Cinco De Mayo is Mexicans Independence Day.September 15th
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You want celebrate...
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You need coming to LA because it have high influence under Spanish culture
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GalaxyAngel said:
Done visited at Pinafore Park and pretty awful crowd ppl out there..

Espically Rain then stopped and again Rain.. then stopped.. werid nite! LOL
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LOL .. here havent rain today and I havent out to watch firework so just had a bbq supper today lol :lol:
 
Just thought I would bump this thread and save making a new one. :)

Congratulations Canada, on your 142nd birthday!! Canada Day 2009. :) Any Canadian AD'ers doing anything special to celebrate?
 
I mustn't forget to mention that it will not be Canada Day for 1 hour... but then Canada will officially have been its own country for 142 years. :)
 
eh I forgot about it I must been busy those days but happy canada day to whoever lives in canada ;)
 
Loghead said:
Just thought I would bump this thread and save making a new one. :)

Congratulations Canada, on your 142nd birthday!! Canada Day 2009. :) Any Canadian AD'ers doing anything special to celebrate?
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Since we live in a same area, why don't you join us at the Earl of Sussex in Byward Market for drinks and chat. We will walk up to the Parliament Hill to watch firework displays then return to the bar for more drinks and chat. :D Some deaf people go there every year and it is fun to mingle with them. :)

In this case you wonder where the Earl of Sussex is, it is just opposite of the U.S. Embassy compound. If you are under 19 years old, just go there anyways. We tend to hang out on ground of the bar, not inside.

Also you can go to the ground of Parliament Building for he Canada Day celebration during the day and ask any RCMP officers to get a front row seat for you. It is important for you to tell them that you are Deaf and they instantly know how to help you get there. There will be several interpreters available for Deaf people who sits in the front row and we can see VIP folks like Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Governor-General Michelle Jean nearby. :)

It depends on how the weather is cooperating. I know it is going to rain later but I hope it will not affect the Canada Day celebrations during the day.
 
I loved Canada,

Happy Canada day

from fellow British gal who has been to Banff and Toronto.
 
Royale said:
Since we live in a same area, why don't you join us at the Earl of Sussex in Byward Market for drinks and chat. We will walk up to the Parliament Hill to watch firework displays then return to the bar for more drinks and chat. :D Some deaf people go there every year and it is fun to mingle with them. :)

In this case you wonder where the Earl of Sussex is, it is just opposite of the U.S. Embassy compound. If you are under 19 years old, just go there anyways. We tend to hang out on ground of the bar, not inside.
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I really appreciate the invitation, Royale! :) However, I will be spending Canada Day with my family here; we might go to the fireworks display in the town next to us. We have always wanted to go to the fireworks display on Parliament Hill but we've never been sure just how busy it would be.
 
Playing ball hockey in Afghanistan, eating bison burgers in London, watching a parade in Halifax — these are just some of the ways Canadians across the country and around the world celebrated the nation's 142nd birthday Wednesday.

In Ottawa, tens of thousands of people, many dressed in red and white, attended a free all-day outdoor concert.

Before the show, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean wandered through the crowd, shaking hands with people. Harper told the crowd that the most peaceful, prosperous and enduring democracy the world has ever known was born 142 years ago Wednesday.

Jean also announced 60 new appointments to the Order of Canada, including former hockey star Wayne Gretzky who was promoted from officer to companion of the order.

Shown live on CBC Television starting at noon ET, the concert featured an array of performers onstage on Parliament Hill.

Meanwhile, with about 250,000 expatriate Canadians living in Britain, the party was already well underway at Trafalgar Square in central London.

As the site of the largest Canada Day celebration outside this country, there was plenty on the agenda, including street hockey with National Hockey League alumni.

Revellers enjoyed 10 hours of music and events, and there was fare reminiscent of home such as bison burgers, doughnuts, cold beer and Tim Hortons coffee.

Canada Day was bittersweet for about 3,000 Canadian soldiers serving in Afghanistan, many of whom were missing family members back home.

"One thing I miss is my daughter Isabella back in Edmonton. She turns five years old in a couple of weeks and I'm not going to be there for her," Sgt. Matthew Parsons told CBC.

Informal fun
Added Cpl. Jonathan Bagatte, "Well of course I miss my wife. She is going to give birth on July 27 and that's what I miss right now about Canada."

There were no formal ceremonies planned, but lots of informal fun at the Kandahar Airfield including games of ball hockey, tug-of-war and beach volleyball, as well as a barbecue.

Back home, fog rolling off the harbour didn't dampen the mood of about 3,000 people celebrating Canada Day at the Halifax Citadel.

The National Band of Naval Reserve and the International Tattoo choir performed. There was also a 21-gun salute and 12 Wing Shearwater did a fly-by.

Clutching umbrellas, revellers were wearing red and waving the Canadian flag. Earlier Wednesday, thousands of people lined the streets of Halifax as the International Tattoo parade went by.

Celebrations were scaled back in Toronto this year after an ongoing strike by municipal workers forced the cancellation of many city-run events.

But the celebrations weren't a complete washout in Canada's largest city. About 75,000 people attended a Canada Day party at Downsview Park in north Toronto last year and officials expected double that number this year — namely because it's one of the few events in town.

The day-long activities included historical re-enactments, citizenship swearing-in ceremonies, face-painting and roller-coaster rides — all capped off by a one-hour fireworks display expected to start at 10 p.m. ET.
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Canada's birthday celebrated at home and abroad

Bison burgers don't really sound that appealing to me :lol:, but they do sound Canadian! :lol: And it is really unfortunate about all the soldiers in Afghanistan having to spend Canada Day without the presence of their loved ones. :( Best of luck to them though!
 
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CANADA FOR MAKING IT 142 YEARS!!!!

The natives have been living here on the Island for over 3,000 years, but we have been around in the North American for more than that. I am wondering why we never made some improvements like the Plains or the Woodlands (my tribe are Woodlands) but there are few tribes that can improve their lives better than we were. The Incas are more modern like the Eygptians(not sure how to spell from Africa). Just want to tell the white government in Ottawa to have a Happy Birthday for them to start their first Canada Day 142 years ago. :lol:
 
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