Happy Canada Day, eh!

This is it. This is the day we celebrate being Canadian, and Environment Canada says it’s going to be a good one in Kamloops, with a high of 34C thanks to an upper-level high strengthening into south-central B.C..

A few clouds might move in, and there’s a 10-per cent chance of some rain but the prediction is for 16 hours of sunshine. The consensus among the various weather forecasts is that it will be “pleasant.”

Happy Canada Day. If you missed it earlier, here’s the program for today’s events at Riverside Park.

7 am – 10:30 am
Brock Lions Club Pancake Breakfast
by Tennis Courts

9 am – 5 pm
The Kamloops Arts Council’s Art in the Park & Performing Stage
Riverside Park East End

10 am – 6 pm
British Columbia Provincial Heritage Fair
Riverside Park West End – (Near the Rotary Bandshell)

10:30 am – 6 pm
Kamloops Multicultural Society Folkfest
International Food Booths and Cultural Displays
West End of Park

11 am – 12:15 pm
Canada Day Open Ceremonies
Cheryl Blackwell (Radio B100) MC
Dignitaries and Escorts: (RCMP Pipe Band )
O Canada, Jeevyn Dhaliwal
Re-affirmation of Citizenship
Dignitaries Introduction and Speeches
Kamloops Multicultural Members O Canada Greetings
Birthday Cake Cutting MP Cathy Mcleod and Mayor Peter Milobar
Closing Remarks Ray Dhaliwal, president Kamloops Multicultural Society
Closing Remarks Cheryl Blackwell
God Save the Queen, Jeevyn Dhaliwal

12:15 pm – 5:30 pm
Cultural & Community Performances
Larry Read (TRU) Master of Ceremonies
Rotary Bandshell

BCLC Presents
Rotary Bandshell

5:30 pm – Spencer and the Dirty Matadors

8:00 pm – Shane Phillip

9:15 pm – Earthbound

6:30-7:30 pm
BC Living Arts presents – Kamloops’ Got Talent
Rotary Band Shell

9:00 pm – 10:45 pm
Chamber Musicians of Kamloops presents
The Brandenburg Orchestra
Music for the Royal Firework Concert
East Side of the Park

10:30 pm
Fireworks
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