{"id":190,"date":"2017-06-29T14:25:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-29T18:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulainslie.com\/blog\/?p=190"},"modified":"2017-06-29T14:25:00","modified_gmt":"2017-06-29T18:25:00","slug":"canada-150-fever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paulainslie.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/29\/canada-150-fever\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada 150 Fever"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Canada Days Ward 43-ers,<\/p>\n<p>There will be a number of events to attend this weekend in the City of Toronto to Celebrate Canada&#8217;s 150<sup>th<\/sup> Birthday!<\/p>\n<p>Left and right you&#8217;ll see signs of Canada 150 celebrations. The addition of a maple leaf to the famous Toronto sign in Nathan Phillips Square is probably the most obvious of Canada 150 fever.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/paulainslie.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20170512_182218_639.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-191\" src=\"http:\/\/www.paulainslie.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20170512_182218_639-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paulainslie.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20170512_182218_639-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/paulainslie.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20170512_182218_639-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/paulainslie.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20170512_182218_639-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/paulainslie.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20170512_182218_639-1568x1960.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a>On a smaller scale, take a look at those famous red coffee cups you&#8217;ve been carrying around, Canada 150 fever that\u2019s right. Tim Horton&#8217;s Canada 150 coffee cups have been gracing our presence since mid-April as a part of an earlier wave of Canada 150 celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>Across the city there will a handful or events where you, your family and friends can come out a show off you red and white pride. In the eastern end of our city, our home, Scarborough&#8217;s annual Canada Day celebration in Thomson Memorial Park will run from 10 am to 4 pm. From 4 pm to 5:30 pm a parade will start west of the Scarborough Civic Centre on Brimley Rd and will end at Lawrence Ave E.<\/p>\n<p>The Scarborough Museum on 1007 Brimley Rd. will be celebrating how Canada has created such a diverse community. Featured programs include traditional and contemporary local crafters, interactive printmaking of Canadian symbols, a pie-eating contest, blacksmith demonstrations, leather working, traditional fiddler-and-caller square dancing and more.<\/p>\n<p>For those longing to submerge themselves in this Canada 150 Fever there will be a four-day festival in Nathan Phillips Square. The festivities will begin this Friday at 5 pm, this four-day music festival will feature the Barenaked Ladies, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Ron Sexsmith, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, dvsn and Belly, for more details on show times please visit <\/p>\n<p>Canada Days Celebrations at the Scarborough Civic Centre will take place from 2 pm to 11 pm, with a fireworks finale at 10:55 pm, visit  and for more Canada Days celebrations across the City of Toronto check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.toronto.ca\/canadadays\">www.toronto.ca\/canadadays<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll be wearing my read and white pride participating in the parade this Saturday July 1, 2017, west of the Scarborough Civic Centre on Brimley Rd. Hope to see you there!<\/p>\n<p>How will you wear your red and white pride?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Best,<\/p>\n<p>Paul<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Canada Days Ward 43-ers, There will be a number of events to attend this weekend in the City of Toronto to Celebrate Canada&#8217;s 150th Birthday! Left and right you&#8217;ll see signs of Canada 150 celebrations. 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