Canada Day

Canada day is one of the few times each year when we celebrate our great country. Midland's Canada Day celebrations started out under stormy skies. By the time the parade was set to start, the sun was breaking through heralding near perfect weather. Crowds at the start were light, but over the course of parade the people came out en masse to celebrate.

Town staff are to be commended for organizing a superb family day. The wind off of Little Lake made it difficult on the bouncy castles, but face painting, clowns, BBQ, water races, and generally meeting with neighbours kept everyone entertained. A special thanks to Freeman Campbell, a young entrepreneur who brought his paddle-boards down to the lake. There was a steady line-up of people trying this new water sport - look for paddle-boards to return to Little Lake later in the summer!

One comment that I heard from many people was that they could not swim in Little Lake because it was polluted. Well, yes you can swim. The water is tested weekly and is great for swimming most of the summer. I have asked our Parks Department to put a special sign on our Town webpage so the residents can see that yes, it is safe to go into the water.

The crowd of some 5,000 people ended Canada Day with an exceptional fireworks display. The icing on the cake was when many in the crowd broke out into singing O Canada - a stirring tribute to our nations birthday.