Happy Canada Day

 

1 July
the Birthday of our great nation - Canada



 

Our Canada Day in Beresford/Bathurst

New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Canada flags
were flying in our front yard

Boats at the marina at Youghall Beach, Bathust

  

At the beach we really enjoyed "Certified",
an energetic 6 piece Rock/Funk band 

 

 

 

After a hot couple of hours at the park, we headed home for a nice BBQ.

 

We finished our day with a couple hours of manual labour trying to finish up our yard work, preparing our planters for the shrubs.

 

 

It was a busy Canada Day for us.

Canada Day (1 July) in New Brunswick

Canada Day, formerly Dominion Day, is Canada's national day, a federal statutory holiday celebrating the anniversary of the 1 July 1867 enactment of the British North America Act, which united two British colonies and a province of the British Empire into a single country, still within the Empire, called Canada.

For the past 18 years I have celebrated Canada Day in our nation's capital, Ottawa, which to me is an experience everyone should have at least once in their lifetime. It is difficult to put it into words, so take a look at some of the photos of the celebrations in Ottawa this year at this link. The crowd can number from 50,000 to 100,000 people near Parliament Hill, that day.

This was our first official Canada Day in New Brunswick. While celebrations were more subdued that we were used to, Paul and I enjoyed the afternoon at the Youghall Beach festivities in Bathurst. The sun was shining and we were dressed proudly in our red and white.

Many of the area people were happy to sit under the Canada sun umbrellas provided, to listen to a favorite local band, Wild Pitch.

One of the band members, Brian Kenny (left), is the New Brunswick Provincial Minister of Tourism and Parks. Wild Pitch entertained us with music from "the old days"!

Paul is always happy and appreciative of good live music.

Some people were returning to the marina after enjoying a leisurely sail in the Bathurst Harbour, near Youghall Beach. Something for everyone.

Paul and I later enjoyed a little "refreshment" on our deck at home, where we were flying our New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Canadian flags.

We are very proud to be Canadian

Our Adventures in Ontario

Well, we had our first Brockville Canada Day this year and while it was much more quiet and less colorful than Ottawa, it was a nice day. We dressed in our red and white and strolled about the waterfront, enjoying a sunny day. How more Canadian can one get than to make a visit to Tim Horton's on Canada Day! Paul and I took in a concert in the evening and then we joined my sister and her hubby on their sailboat in the harbour to enjoy the fireworks which were really great.

My sister and I enjoying a stroll along the St. Lawrence River near their condo.

Today Paul and Captain Moores (my brother-in-law Neil) decide to take a morning sail along the St. Lawrence. That's Paul at the wheel but no need to worry, they are still tied to the dock.

I was walking along the pathway in the park when I captured them at full sail. It was a beautiful sunny morning with a nice breeze. Ideal for a good sail.

Since I am not a sailor, I spent the morning sitting on the boardwalk reading my book, waiting for their return and watching the world go by. It was so relaxing.

We spent the afternoon in Mallorytown at my sister's summer place, which is about 20 minutes from Brockville. They refer to it as "the farm". We cooked up a Newfoundland Jiggs Dinner which we shared with our Mom and friend, Giselle. It was a great meal and Giselle provided a dessert of fresh strawberries, angel food cake and whipped cream, which was enjoyed by all.

Happy Canada Day - 1 July

Canada Day was a great day in Brockville. Here is a little of the red and white. More to come in a future post.