Canada Day Activities

FlintonCelebrate Canada Day with a free community fireworks display at 9pm (or at dark), weather permitting, at 19 Pineview Drive in Flinton. Sponsored by Blackwell Construction, with support from Hooks Building Centre, Anita Haircut, Brooks Plumbing, KGW Construction, Bryan Snider, and Ron Nowell Construction. Families are invited to attend, and Food Bank donations will be gratefully accepted.

GodfreyCanada Day Breakfast -  8-10:30am. Glendower Hall, 1381 Westport Rd. Free breakfast. Music by Chris Murphy.

GriffithThe Matawatchan Hall at 1677 Frontenac Road is hosting a Canada Day Celebration on Sat. June 27 from 3-9pm There will be Live Music, Barbeque, Beer Tent (19 yrs +), Games for the kids and Corn Hole for the adults. Local Musicians on stage 3:00 to 5:00 pm. Back by Popular Demand is The Ghost Town Cryers from 5:00 to 9:00 pm. Dance to the ‘Great Canadian Kitchen Party’. Bring your Lawn Chair.

Harrowsmith

Canada Day at Harrowsmith Centennial Park - 11am-10pm. Centennial Park, 4500 Centennial Park Rd. The fun includes live music, a magic show, the South Frontenac Fire and Rescue foam hose nozzle (bring a bathing suit and towel!), a butter tart contest, and a soccer tournament hosted by Storrington Minor Soccer.

SunburyCanada Day in Storrington District - 11am-4pm. Storrington Lions Hall, 2992 Princess Rd. The fun includes live music, a magic show, the South Frontenac Fire and Rescue foam hose nozzle (bring a bathing suit and towel!), a butter tart contest, and a soccer tournament hosted by Storrington Minor Soccer.

NorthbrookLions Club of Land O’ Lakes. 11:00am-1:00pm – Lions Club of Land O’Lakes. For the 3rd year the club will be celebrating with the community by offering free of charge Strawberry Shortcake to everyone attending!

OmpahCanada Day Family Picnic - 11am-2pm. Ompah Community Centre, 10200 Road 509. Dark Sky Telescope Viewing; North Frontenac Fire Truck on display; Photo Booth & Free photo keychains; Games & Activities for kids and adults; Bring a Blanket and your Lunch; Free Chips and Drinks (juice); Garage Sale. Come celebrate with us!

Sharbot LakeCFFR Pancake Breakfast (at the District 3 Firehall – Road 38 and Wagner Road - 7am-11am)

Events all day at Sharbot Lake Beach, 1021 Medical Center Rd. Canada Day Run 8:30am Registration, 9am Start at top of Thompson Cut; Pickleball Demonstration, 10am (Garrett Street Courts); Photo Scavenger Hunt 10am-3pm; Vendor Market 10am-3:30pom, Beach Grounds; Face Painting, Bubbles & Lawn Games 11am-3pm; BBQ at the Pavilion, hosted by Frontenac Masonic Lodge noon until Sold Out; Waffle Wandz, Strawberry Shortcake, Cotton Candy & Popcorn; Grilled Dreams Food (4pm until close); Magic Show noon-1pm; Opening Ceremonies 1pm, O Canada, Sharbot Obaawjiwan Welcome, Welcome from Mayor Fran Smith, Special Presentations; Duct Tape Boat Race REGISTRATION 1pm; Indigenous Storytelling & Crafting 1-4pm; Flotilla Parade 2pm; Dunk Tank 2pm; Lions 50/50 Draw 3pm; Cornhole & Open Play 4pm; ENTERTAINMENT: TOGS 2-3:30pm; Jim Mac & Friends 4-5:30pm; Courtney Kane 6-7:30pm; Dirt Road Anthem, Headlining Canada Day Concert 8-10pm; Fireworks 10pm

Fireworks inSouth FrontenacCanada Day Fireworks - 9:45pm. The Point Park, 4410 Point RD, Sydenham. Shuttle buses 8:30pm pick-up: Fermoy Hall, Wilmer Ball Park, Battersea Ball Park 8:45pm pick-up: Glendower Hall, Verona FM Church, Verona K&P Trailhead, Sydenham Point Park, Harris Park Hall, Ken Garrett Memorial Park, Gerald Ball Memorial Park. The buses will depart the park around 10 minutes after the show and make their way back to the pick-up locations.

SydenhamCanada Day Parade 10:30am. The Sydenham Canada Day Parade will start at 10:30 am, leaving from the Sydenham Firehall and making its way through the village towards The Point Park where the festivities will take place. If you wish to enter a float, please contact Mark at [email protected]

11am-4pm, The Point Park, 4410 Point Park RD. Food, vendors, music, and games! You won’t want to miss the Sydenham Canada Day festivities. Music from Turpin’s Trail and Jay Smith; SFFR will host their famous waterslide; Cookie decorating; Kids game zone; Bouncy castles; Vendor village; Food trucks, ice cream, popcorn, and cotton candy vendors.

The Canada Quiz

1) Canada is the world’s second largest country by land mass.

2) ______ fulfill the responsibilities and functions of the Queen in the provinces in the same way that the Governor General does at the national level.

Senators

Members of Parliament

Lieutenant-Governors

Premiers

3) Canadian Joseph-Armand Bombardier is famous for inventing which of the following?

The airplane

The atom bomb

The snowmobile

The electric knife

4) Who were the first people to live in Canada?

Europeans

Loyalists

Aboriginals

Norsemen

5) In 1957, the Queen officially opened the first session of the 23rd Parliament, becoming the first reigning Canadian monarch to read the ______ from the Throne.

Speech

Letter

Memorandum

Document

6) The Trans-Canada Highway is the longest national highway in the world.

7) The prime minister of Canada must recommend a governor general candidate to the Queen before a decision is made. True or false?

8) Which four provinces or territories were first to join Confederation in 1867?

Manitoba, Alberta, Ontario, Quebec

Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick

Newfoundland, Nunavut, Manitoba, Alberta

New York, California, Alabama, Maine

9) Which national project to connect Canadians across the country began in 1871 and was completed six years ahead of schedule in 1885, with the final section constructed in Craigellachie, British Columbia?

Trans-Canada Highway

Telephone lines

Canadian Pacific Railway

Trans-Canada Trail

10) What was the name of the secret routes and safe houses used by 19th-century slaves, led by Harriet Tubman, in the United States to escape to Canada?

The Underground Railroad

The Highway to Freedom

The Great Canadian Escape Route

The Freedom Tunnel

11) What is the oldest English settlement in Canada?

Québec, Quebec

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Ottawa, Ontario

St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador

12) Which monarch proclaimed the National flag in 1965?

King George IV

King Edward VII

Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth I

Answers1.True; 2: Lieutenant-Governors; 3: The snowmobile; 4: Aboriginals; 5: Speech; 6: True; 7: True; 8: Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick; 8: Canadian Pacific Railway; 10: The Underground Railroad;11: St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador; 12: Queen Elizabeth II.