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By TARA GESNER tgesner@perfprint.ca
EMC Events – Wrap yourself in the Maple Leaf flag, Carleton Place! On Monday, July 1 – Canada Day – celebrate the country’s 146th birthday at Riverside Park with family, friends and neighbours. The municipality will host a fantastic lineup of festivities, including live musical entertainment, numerous vendors, hot and cold treats, an abundance of children’s activities and a topnotch fireworks display. “We’ve upped our children’s activities this year,” said Jessica Smith, community programmer, “and we’re hoping it’s an incentive for families to stay throughout the day.” The much-anticipated fireworks display – the best in Lanark County – has been lengthened. “Families will be amazed for a longer period of time,” said Smith with a laugh. Thousands of people are expected to attend Monday’s rain or shine celebration. “It’s an exciting day for our community – the country,” said Smith. Admission is free. The master of ceremonies is Jack Denovan. The main stage entertainment begins at noon with the Carleton Place and District Community Band. The volunteer organization of musicians performs for one hour. At 1 p.m. the Children’s Bicycle Parade takes place. Kids are invited to decorate their bicycle, tricycle, scooter or wagon and join Mayor Wendy LeBlanc and Citizen of the Year Ronette Vines (parade marshals) for a stroll through the park – before stopping at the main stage for the opening ceremonies: singing of O Canada, greetings from LeBlanc and Vines and cutting of the birthday cake. “Each participant goes home with a bag of goodies,” said Smith. No registration is required. Participants simply meet at the main stage at 12:45 p.m.
Local singer Jordan McIntosh leaps onto country music scene. — Page A/CP14
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EMC News – Sisters Holley (back) and Lily Kenny show off their artistic talents as they add their touches of paint to a car set up in the parking lot of the Carleton Place Daycare last Saturday during the centre’s third annual Mighty Machines fundraiser. The event, held in support of the daycare, featured a number of fun events for children as well as the opportunity to climb on and learn about plenty of construction equipment. For more photos, turn to A/CP26.
Notre Dame Catholic High School hands out athletic awards. — Page A/CP22
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Canada Day comes to Mississippi Mills By KELLY KENT kkent@perfprint.ca
EMC Events – Grab your red and white and get ready: Mississippi M Mills has the Canada Day celebrat celebrations we all know and love aga again this year, only better. Cana Canada Day Eve will once again take ta place on June 30 in Pakenha Pakenham. “It’s a traditional event that goes ba back to the days before the amalgam amalgamation of Mississippi Mills,” said Tiffany MacLaren, Town of Mississippi Mills community economic and cultural co-ordin co-ordinator. “It’s something everyone knows and loves.” The day will kick off at 5 p.m. with the annual RBC Pakenham fundraiser barbecue that will run until 7 p.m. Activities for the kids begin at 6 p.m. at the community centre. Children of all ages can get
their faces painted, grab some balloons or bounce around inside the bouncy castle. After the kids’ events and barbecue, the annual Canada Day parade will march up Main St. and will feature all kinds of businesses, local organizations and locals. Live entertainment will take the stage at 7 p.m. and play until dusk when the much-anticipated fireworks show will begin. Almonte festivities Festivities continue in Almonte on July 1. This year the celebrations will start at 4 p.m. and go until the fireworks show is over at just past dusk. The event takes place in Gemmill Park in Almonte, where there will be a barbecue and refreshments. MacLaren said it’s a picnic and barbecue. “People can ei-
ther bring their own food or eat at the park,” she said. For the kiddies there will be a lot of crafts, including a station where kids can silk-screen images onto T-shirts at a workshop from JB Arts. There will also be plenty of entertainment for everyone else with a lineup of local live entertainment from 4:15 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. and featuring acts like Kelly Sloan, Rothwell Moffat and The Split (including the Chaffey Brothers). Fireworks will conclude the Canada Day celebrations. The show will be co-ordinated by the same group as always; they also do the famous fireworks display at Light Up the Night. To inquire about participating in the Pakenham parade or live entertainment show, contact the recreation and culture department at 613-256-1077.
Throughout the afternoon and evening there will be a full slate of top quality, local entertainment. The schedule is as follows: • Kirk Armstrong – 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. • Smokey Rose – 2:45 to 3:45 p.m. • EZ Band – 4 to 5 p.m. • Sara Mitchell – 5:15 to 6 p.m. • Bowes Brothers – 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. • Brock Zeman – 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. • Stone Bandits – 8:45 to 9:45 p.m. All performers are sponsored by area businesses. “A comfort tent for seniors will be situated near the stage,” said Smith. On the family stage, Scott McClelland of Carnival Diablo Productions will perform Prof. Crookshnak’s Travelling Medicine Show (2 and 4 p.m.) and the Rock the Arts Puppet Show is at 5:30 p.m. A Beach Party dance runs from 7 to 10 p.m. Canada Day goers need not worry about going hungry. Food available for purchase runs the gamut: Beef in a Bun, Caught on Candy, The Cheddar Stop, Cheeky Chips/Dogs, Duffer’s Chip Wagon, El Indio, Gloria’s Waffles, Jimmy Dean’s Ice Cream, Mike’s Fries, Milanos Pizza, Phil’s Chipwagon, Subway Sandwiches and Grandma Garrett’s Kitchen. As well, People First of Lanark County will run a fundraising barbecue. Vendors include the Brandi McDonald Team, Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum, CP Vendors Market, Greco Lean & Fit, Korny Klowns, Ottawa Valley Vineyard and Shane Billings Racing. For the little ones in the family, air bounce fun will be offered between 1:30 and 5:30 p.m., and a children’s craft tent is open from 2 to 5 p.m. Also returning is the Petting Zoo, operating 1 to 5 p.m. “We could not put on this wonderful, free event without the generosity of our community businesses and organizations,” said Smith.
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