July 1 a day to celebrate. Changed the name from Dominion Day in 1982 to Canada Day.We are a 144 years old now. July 1, 1967- Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Upper and Lower Canada-Ontario, Quebec- declared us a country under the British North America Act. Still loyal to Britain as one of the colonies. Other provinces joined later- Manitoba-1870; Prince Edward Island and British Columbia-1873; Alberta and Saskatchewan-1905 and then Newfoundland in 1949. 1898 saw the creation of the North West Territories and Yukon. Nunavut created in 1999 is the newest territory in the North. As a country we stand on guard- loyal and free. Still three main solitudes- Aboriginal, English and French with cultural diversity- we are a compassionate and strong people with a love of country! This year has the newlywed Royal couple- William and Kate- visiting our beautiful land. Personally, I will be having pancakes for breakfast, going to a local celebration at Richmond Green- large park with many activities-, have hung my big Canadian flag outside and hopefully finding a spot to watch the fireworks later in the evening. What will you be doing to celebrate this special day? Do you have special family traditions? Are you patriotic? Or will you watch the celebrations from Ottawa from the comfort of your family room couch?
... with our current heat wave, the couch sounds pretty good ... and, of course, our air conditioner went on the fritz and so we wait til Monday for the new one to be installed.
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