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Posted by Clifford Brown
CANADA DAY TEAM MEETS
On July 1, 1867, Canada became a self-governing dominion of Great Britain and a federation of four provinces: Nova Scotia; New Brunswick; Ontario; and Quebec. The anniversary of this date is July 1, officially known as Canada Day across the ten Provinces and three Territories.
Recently, the Canada Day team from the Rotary Club of Niagara-on-the-Lake (NOTL) met with the Friends of Fort George in the park to finalize details of the Canada Day event.
We also took pictures of passing the flag from the Friends of Fort George to Rotary, a symbolic gesture to recognize that Rotary will now be in charge of the Canada Day celebrations held in Simcoe Park. The event includes a pancake breakfast, a luncheon barbecue, a parade with a celebration cake which is 4 feet by 8 feet in dimension, music in the bandshell along with displays of antique cars and stands for other charitable organizations.
Passing the flag (L to R): Amanda Gamble, Executive Director of Friends of Fort George; Jim Alexander, Ad Hoc Director and Erika Alexander, General Manager, both Friends of Fort George. Receiving the flag, Nina Cole, President of the Rotary Club of NOTL and Betty Desero, co-chairs of the event along with Joan Coyne chair of the pancake breakfast.