Canada Day North Bay

Tomorrow (Friday) is Canada’s 149th birthday and there’s a full agenda of activities lined up in North Bay.

The Canada Day Road Race goes in the morning with the cake cutting and singing of O’Canada at the waterfront A.C.T. shelter at noon.

That’s when the winning poster from the Canada Day poster challenge will be presented to the public.

Ally Dech, a grade six student at St. Francis Catholic Elementary, was the winner of the tenth annual challenge.

Community Development Facilitator Bryan Kimber says there’s also a citizenship ceremony, a sailboat regatta, Canada Day Kids Zone, Cricket Game at Amelia Soccer Field plus Discover North Bay Museum is offering free admission to their Gift of the Nile exhibit.

The carousel and mini-train will be running and there’s food vendors too.

In the evening, Cassidy and Bryce Sigouin will be performing at the Kiwanis Bandshell from 7:00 pm – 7:50 pm followed by We R 3 at 8:00 pm – 8:50 pm with Heart of Gold – Neil Young Tribute closing the show at 9:10 pm – 10:00 pm.

The fireworks are scheduled for 10 o’clock.
There are nine stat holiday’s in Ontario, including Canada Day, which means most retail operations and government offices will be closed tomorrow.

There are some exemptions though, including tourist operators, convenience stores and gas stations.

The landfill is closed tomorrow and there won’t be any city transit service on Canada Day either.

There’s also no garbage and recycling pick-up, meaning it’s delayed until Saturday.