{"id":33757,"date":"2017-07-02T08:23:51","date_gmt":"2017-07-02T12:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=33757"},"modified":"2017-07-22T07:22:08","modified_gmt":"2017-07-22T11:22:08","slug":"happy-150th-canada-love-huntsville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/happy-150th-canada-love-huntsville\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy 150th, Canada! Love, Huntsville"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Huntsville was red and white all over as the town celebrated the 150th anniversary of Canada&#8217;s confederation on July 1.<\/p>\n<p>Early in the morning, before many were even out of bed, Coldwell Banker Thompson Real Estate volunteers were gathering to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/coldwell-banker-thompson-real-estate-canadian-flag-planting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plant Canada flags<\/a><\/span> along roadsides and beside driveways all over town. The Lions Club was ready for them &#8211; and other early risers &#8211; with their annual peameal bacon breakfast in River Mill Park.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-33757 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-gallery-block'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-1b-Coldwell-Banker.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-1b-Coldwell-Banker-214x140.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"Volunteers gather outside Coldwell Banker Thompson Real Estate for their 22nd annual Canada flag planting\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-33762\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-33762'>\n\t\t\t\tVolunteers gather outside Coldwell Banker Thompson Real Estate for their 22nd annual Canada flag planting\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-1-Coldwell-Banker-flags.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-1-Coldwell-Banker-flags-214x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"These flags added bright spots on a cloudy morning all over town\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-33761\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-33761'>\n\t\t\t\tThese flags added bright spots on a cloudy morning all over town\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-2-Lions-Peameal-Breakfast.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-2-Lions-Peameal-Breakfast-214x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"The lineup started early for the Lions&#039; annual peameal bacon breakfast\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-33781\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-33781'>\n\t\t\t\tThe lineup started early for the Lions&#8217; annual peameal bacon breakfast\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-3-Lions-Peameal-Breakfast.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-3-Lions-Peameal-Breakfast-214x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"Hungry revellers fueled up for the day at the Lions&#039; peameal bacon breakfast\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-33782\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-33782'>\n\t\t\t\tHungry revellers fueled up for the day at the Lions&#8217; peameal bacon breakfast\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The day&#8217;s festivities kicked off with a Decades Parade honouring everything from the land and its Indigenous peoples, right through to many of the present-day things that make Huntsville great. The parade gathered a large crowd that lined Main Street and then followed the final entry &#8211; a birthday cake created by the Rotary Club of Huntsville and the Downtown Huntsville BIA &#8211; into River Mill Park for more celebration.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-33757 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-gallery-block'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-5-Danyka-and-Ben-McDonald.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-5-Danyka-and-Ben-McDonald-214x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"Danyka and Ben McDonald are excited for the fun to start\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-33763\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-33763'>\n\t\t\t\tDanyka and Ben McDonald are excited for the fun to start\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-6-Canada-Day-Spirit.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-6-Canada-Day-Spirit-214x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"(Back from left) Ray MacCarl, Amy Koteles (holding Ethan), Pat Brown, Bob Brown, Jane Gibson, Jeremy Gordensky, Michelle Gordensky, Claire Koteles, Carleigh O&#039;Neill; (front from left) Jacob Koteles, Nick Koteles, and Gail MacCarl show off their Canada Day spirit\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-33764\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-33764'>\n\t\t\t\t(Back from left) Ray MacCarl, Amy Koteles (holding Ethan), Pat Brown, Bob Brown, Jane Gibson, Jeremy Gordensky, Michelle Gordensky, Claire Koteles, Carleigh O&#8217;Neill; (front from left) Jacob Koteles, Nick Koteles, and Gail MacCarl show off their Canada Day spirit\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-8-Decades-Parade-heads-to-RMP.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-8-Decades-Parade-heads-to-RMP-214x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"The Decades Parade travelled down Main Street and into River Mill Park\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-33766\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-33766'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Decades Parade travelled down Main Street and into River Mill Park\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-7-Decades-Parade-on-Main.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-7-Decades-Parade-on-Main-214x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"Participants in the walking parade carried signs denoting highlights of Huntsville&#039;s and Canada&#039;s history\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-33765\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-33765'>\n\t\t\t\tParticipants in the walking parade carried signs denoting highlights of Huntsville&#8217;s and Canada&#8217;s history\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-9-Captain-George-Hunt.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-9-Captain-George-Hunt-214x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"Captain George Hunt in a playful mood\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-33767\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-33767'>\n\t\t\t\tCaptain George Hunt in a playful mood\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-10-fire-brigade.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-10-fire-brigade-214x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"Huntsville&#039;s original fire brigade was represented by members of the Huntsville Lake of Bays Fire Department\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-33768\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-33768'>\n\t\t\t\tHuntsville&#8217;s original fire brigade was represented by members of the Huntsville Lake of Bays Fire Department\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-11-Muskoka-Dance-Academy.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-11-Muskoka-Dance-Academy-214x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"Huntsville Doppler Published by Dawn Huddlestone Page Liked \u00b7 15 hrs \u00b7 Edited \u00b7 The Muskoka Dance Academy represented women&#039;s right to vote\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-33769\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-33769'>\n\t\t\t\tHuntsville Doppler\nPublished by Dawn Huddlestone\nPage Liked \u00b7 15 hrs \u00b7 Edited \u00b7 \n \nThe Muskoka Dance Academy represented women&#8217;s right to vote\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-12-AO-represents-Tom-Thomson.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-12-AO-represents-Tom-Thomson-214x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"Randy Mitson from Algonquin Outfitters represents Tom Thomson&#039;s time painting in Algonquin Park\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-33770\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-33770'>\n\t\t\t\tRandy Mitson from Algonquin Outfitters represents Tom Thomson&#8217;s time painting in Algonquin Park\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Participants in the parade carried signs denoting key moments in Huntsville&#8217;s and Canada&#8217;s history. It was organized by Teri Souter, Kelly Haywood, Amanda Hill, Rachel Hunt, Cortney LeGros, Darla Stipanovich, Lisa Spolnik, Margaret Stead and Torin Suddaby.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-33757 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-gallery-block'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-13-Cadets-represent-Battle-at-Vimy-Ridge.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-13-Cadets-represent-Battle-at-Vimy-Ridge-214x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"Local cadets represented the Battle of Vimy Ridge in 1917\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-33771\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-33771'>\n\t\t\t\tLocal cadets represented the Battle of Vimy Ridge in 1917\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-14-YWCA-Muskoka-Girlz-Unplugged-represent-suffragettes.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-14-YWCA-Muskoka-Girlz-Unplugged-represent-suffragettes-214x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"YWCA Muskoka Girlz Unplugged represented the Suffragettes\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-33772\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-33772'>\n\t\t\t\tYWCA Muskoka Girlz Unplugged represented the Suffragettes\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-15-1944-Bren-Gun-Carrier.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-15-1944-Bren-Gun-Carrier-214x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"There were no motorized vehicles in the parade, with one exception: this 1944 Bren Gun Carrier\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-33773\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-33773'>\n\t\t\t\tThere were no motorized vehicles in the parade, with one exception: this 1944 Bren Gun Carrier\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-16-Huntsville-Festival-of-the-Arts.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-16-Huntsville-Festival-of-the-Arts-214x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-33774\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-33774'>\n\t\t\t\tHuntsville Festival of the Arts brought back some of its past shows for the parade\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-17-Muskoka-Pride.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-17-Muskoka-Pride-214x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"Muskoka Pride brought rainbows to brighten up the cloudy skies\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-33775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-17-Muskoka-Pride-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-17-Muskoka-Pride.jpg 707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-33775'>\n\t\t\t\tMuskoka Pride brought rainbows to brighten up the cloudy skies\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-18-I-Love-it-here.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-18-I-Love-it-here-214x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"Nick McEntee loves it here. So do we!\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-33776\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-33776'>\n\t\t\t\tNick McEntee loves it here. So do we!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-19-All-Abilities-Dance-Troupe.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-19-All-Abilities-Dance-Troupe-214x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"The All-Abilities Dance Troupe promotes inclusion for all\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-33777\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-33777'>\n\t\t\t\tThe All-Abilities Dance Troupe promotes inclusion for all\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-20-Maddie-Whyte-and-grandma-Diane-Finlay.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-20-Maddie-Whyte-and-grandma-Diane-Finlay-214x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"Maddie Whyte and grandma Diane Finlay cheer on the Decades Parade\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-33778\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-33778'>\n\t\t\t\tMaddie Whyte and grandma Diane Finlay cheer on the Decades Parade\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-20-Miss-Canada-2017-Ciara-Thompson.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-20-Miss-Canada-2017-Ciara-Thompson-214x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"Ciara Thompson - Miss Canada 2017 - is followed by RCMP Staff Sgt Paul Stevens and Cpl Duncan Murray and the Rotary Club of Huntsville \/ Downtown Huntsville BIA birthday cake\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-33779\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-33779'>\n\t\t\t\tCiara Thompson &#8211; Miss Canada 2017 &#8211; is followed by RCMP Staff Sgt Paul Stevens and Cpl Duncan Murray and the Rotary Club of Huntsville \/ Downtown Huntsville BIA birthday cake\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-21-Decades-Parade-leads-parade-viewers-into-River-Mill-Park.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-21-Decades-Parade-leads-parade-viewers-into-River-Mill-Park-214x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"Parade-goers followed the birthday cake into River Mill Park\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-33780\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-33780'>\n\t\t\t\tParade-goers followed the birthday cake into River Mill Park\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Following the parade, the crowd was serenaded by 100-voice choir &#8211; a fringe initiative by Huntsville Festival of the Arts &#8211; accompanied by the Muskoka Concert Band.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_33791\" style=\"width: 1414px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33791\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33791\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-30-100-voice-choir.jpg\" alt=\"A 100-voice choir - a fringe initiative by Huntsville Festival of the Arts - sings out over a sea of red and white\" width=\"1404\" height=\"672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-30-100-voice-choir-300x144.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-30-100-voice-choir-1024x490.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-30-100-voice-choir.jpg 1404w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1404px) 100vw, 1404px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-33791\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A 100-voice choir &#8211; a fringe initiative by Huntsville Festival of the Arts &#8211; sings out over a sea of red and white<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-33757 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-gallery-block'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-22-2nd-Huntsville-Sparks.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-22-2nd-Huntsville-Sparks-214x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"The 2nd Huntsville Sparks wave their flags for Canada\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-33783\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-33783'>\n\t\t\t\tThe 2nd Huntsville Sparks wave their flags for Canada\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-29-YWCA-Muskoka-Girlz-Unplugged-Suffragettes.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-29-YWCA-Muskoka-Girlz-Unplugged-Suffragettes-214x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"YWCA Muskoka Girlz Unplugged reminds parade-goers about the Suffragist Movement\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-33790\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-33790'>\n\t\t\t\tYWCA Muskoka Girlz Unplugged reminds parade-goers about the Suffragist Movement\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-32-Town-Council.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"707\" height=\"468\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-32-Town-Council.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"Members of Town Council (from left) Councillors Det Schumacher, Nancy Alcock, Jason FitzGerald, Deputy Mayor Karin Terziano, Mayor Scott Aitchison, Councillors Dan Armour, Bob Stone and Jonathan Wiebe\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-33793\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-32-Town-Council-630x417.jpg 630w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-32-Town-Council.jpg 707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-33793'>\n\t\t\t\tMembers of Town Council (from left) Councillors Det Schumacher, Nancy Alcock, Jason FitzGerald, Deputy Mayor Karin Terziano, Mayor Scott Aitchison, Councillors Dan Armour, Bob Stone and Jonathan Wiebe\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-28-Algonquin-Theatre-Kirsty-Williamson-and-Matt-Huddlestone.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-28-Algonquin-Theatre-Kirsty-Williamson-and-Matt-Huddlestone-214x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"Kirsty Williamson and Matt Huddlestone represented the Algonquin Theatre&#039;s opening in 2005\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-33789\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-33789'>\n\t\t\t\tKirsty Williamson and Matt Huddlestone represented the Algonquin Theatre&#8217;s opening in 2005\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-35b-Pooch-by-Lance-Barrs.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-35b-Pooch-by-Lance-Barrs-214x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-33797\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-33797'>\n\t\t\t\tEven the dogs showed off their love for Canada (Photo: Lance Barrs)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-24-Crowd-at-River-Mill-Park.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-24-Crowd-at-River-Mill-Park-214x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"River Mill Park was a sea of red and white for Canada 150\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-33785\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-33785'>\n\t\t\t\tRiver Mill Park was a sea of red and white for Canada 150\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-30b-Muskoka-Concert-Band-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-30b-Muskoka-Concert-Band-1-214x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-33811\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-33811'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Muskoka Concert Band played some rousing tunes for the crowd\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Speeches followed, opened by John Sailors with a reminder about the injustices borne by Indigenous peoples and hope for future reconciliation and healing.<\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"59445\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;As many Canadians are celebrating today, many Anishinaabe people are doing their part to resist in their own way because even though Canada is an amazing country, it has come at a cost: the Indian Act. I often hear, &#8216;this is so long ago&#8217;, or &#8216;get over it&#8217;, but there are residential school survivors walking in our community today and that has a lasting effect on many generations down,&#8221; said Sailors. &#8220;Now, our land and water is being poisoned in the name of profit. To this day, we are being exploited.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But I am so honoured to be a part of making growth and change happen by being here today and speaking with you. I think it&#8217;s important to continue having these conversations to continue to move forward. But I&#8217;m not here to ask you to feel sorry for us; I am here to ask you to join us. Join us at our pow wows, join us in our resistance, join us in taking a stand against those who would poison our lands and our waters. But most of all, join us in healing because our people have experienced a lot of hurt. But we remain strong and we will grow even stronger if we continue to work together. Miigwech.&#8221; (Listen to Sailors&#8217; speech below.)<\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-33757-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-audio-John-Sailors.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-audio-John-Sailors.mp3\">https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-audio-John-Sailors.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Mayor Scott Aitchison, MP Tony Clement and MPP Norm Miller all wished the revellers a happy Canada Day. Clement and Miller presented Aitchison and the Town of Huntsville with both a Canada flag and an Ontario flag &#8211; both actually made in Canada, they joked.<\/p>\n<p>Captain George Hunt, Huntsville&#8217;s namesake (played by Ron Gostlin), shared a humorous take on the life of early European settlers:<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-33757-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-audio-Capt-Hunt.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-audio-Capt-Hunt.mp3\">https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-audio-Capt-Hunt.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-33757 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-gallery-block'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-33-John-Sailors.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-33-John-Sailors-214x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"John Sailors reminds the gathered crowd about the injustices borne by Indigenous peoples and shares hope for future reconciliation and healing\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-33794\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-33794'>\n\t\t\t\tJohn Sailors reminds the gathered crowd about the injustices borne by Indigenous peoples and shares hope for future reconciliation and healing\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-27-Debra-Stanger-and-Doug-Pawis.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-27-Debra-Stanger-and-Doug-Pawis-214x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"Debra Stanger and Doug Pawis proudly wear their First Nations regalia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-33788\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-33788'>\n\t\t\t\tDebra Stanger and Doug Pawis proudly wear their First Nations regalia\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-35-Captain-George-Hunt.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-35-Captain-George-Hunt-214x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"Captain George Hunt (played by Ron Gostlin) regales the crowd\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-33796\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-33796'>\n\t\t\t\tCaptain George Hunt (played by Ron Gostlin) regales the crowd\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-34-Scott-Aitchison-Tony-Clement-and-Norm-Miller.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-34-Scott-Aitchison-Tony-Clement-and-Norm-Miller-214x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"(From left) Mayor Scott Aitchison, MP Tony Clement and MPP Norm Miller wish the crowd a happy Canada Day\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-33795\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-33795'>\n\t\t\t\tMPP Norm Miller wish the crowd a happy Canada Day\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>No party would be complete without cake &#8211; following the music and speeches, Town councillors and staff served up Canada 150 cupcakes.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-33757 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-gallery-block'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-36-cupcakes.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-36-cupcakes-214x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"The party wouldn&#039;t be complete without cupcakes, served up by Town councillors and staff\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-33798\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-33798'>\n\t\t\t\tThe party wouldn&#8217;t be complete without cupcakes, served up by Town councillors and staff\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-36b-Lee-family.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/07\/Canada-150-36b-Lee-family-214x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"The Lee family enjoys the Canada 150 cupcakes\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-33799\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-33799'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Lee family enjoys the Canada 150 cupcakes\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>River Mill Park wasn&#8217;t the only site of Canada Day fun. 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