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Two visitors in colourful hats watch the acts on the main stage during Canada Day-International Festival celebrations held at Willoughby Community Park on Tuesday, July 1. An estimated 50,000 people took in the festivities over a two-day period. For more photos, see page 3.
‘International’ Canada Day draws 50,000 BR EN D A AND E R SO N Tim e s Re po r t e r
The weather may have been a bit on the warm side, but organizers of the first joint Canada Day-International Festival celebration, held on June 30 and July 1, aren’t complaining. “It was hot … but it went very well,” said Sarwan Randhawa.
Randhawa said the organizing committee estimated the number of people who attended this year’s celebration at Willoughby Community Park at about 50,000. Over the course of the two-day event, visitors were treated to live entertainment by 30 different acts on the mainstage. The wide range of children’s attractions offered were popular as well, said Randhawa.
“People definitely enjoyed the dog show and the pony rides. The marketplace was really busy, too,” he said. “The food vendors were extra busy.” The annual celebration concluded Tuesday night with a fireworks display. “In the evening, it was just packed. It was the best I think I’ve ever seen — the most people in one place in Langley,” said Rand-
hawa. “We wanted to make (the celebration) the biggest and best we’ve ever had, and we succeeded — definitely.” Fort Langley also held its annual Canada Day celebration, with events throughout the village — including demonstrations at the historic fort site, and a presentation of this year’s Bard in the Valley production of Julius Caesar.
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