Special Features - Canada Day 2013

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CANADA DAYfrom council and staff of the

City of Fernie

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CelebrationsPrentice ParkMonday, July 1st, 2013Festivitiesstart at 12:00 pm

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Stage Schedule12:00 pm Singing of O’Canada12:10 pm Kick Off Bike & Pet Parade12:30 pm Cake & Refreshments12:45 pm Mat Duffus1:45 pm Hark Raving Sirens2:30 pm Flash Jackson3:30 pm PT the Clown’s Magic Show4:15 pm Komodo Wagon7:00 pm Mat Duffus8:00 pm Red Girl9:00 pm 60 Hertz11:00 pm Fireworks

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I want to extend a warm welcome to all residents and visitors and invite everyone to come and celebrate Canada Day at Prentice Park.

This is an important day to recognize as we live in the best country in the world.

As part of a family that arrived to Fernie in 1952 I hold a special place in my heart for this country that welcomed immigrants from all over the world.

Canadians enjoy freedoms and a quality of life unsurpassed elsewhere, so let’s gather to celebrate these

privileges.Festivities begin at noon with children’s activities that include a petting zoo.For adults there is a refreshment garden, a mountain market, food concessions

and musical entertainment ending with spectacular fireworks at dusk. As in the past, this year’s sponsorship from businesses, organizations and

individuals provide time and talent to support this annual community event.The City of Fernie is a proud supporter of this event that celebrates the

146th birthday of our country.On behalf of Council and Staff please come, enjoy the day and show your

pride in being Canadian.We would like to extend thanks to all of the supporters of this civic event

that although driven by the City is successful only because of the many who participate. Special thanks to the organizing committee and all who participate.

Happy Canada Day Mary Giuliano, MayorPhoto from The Free Press photo files

New to Canada Day, the Fernie Elks Lodge #81 challenges the Service

Clubs and Community Minded Groups of Fernie to a Cardboard Boat Race. The first team to paddle across Maiden Lake in a cardboard boat, switch paddlers (relay) and back to the beach wins. Boats must be non-waxed cardboard, duct-tape and paint and cannot exceed 50% of their surface area by duct-tape. Any size and single or couple paddlers are allowed. Boat inspection will take place at 10:30 on Canada Day at Maiden Lake Beach. Entry fee is $200 per team and all money goes to a local charity or community group of winner's choice.

Rise to the challenge and contact Fred Gietz at (250) 423-3230/[email protected] to submit your entry.

Cardboard Boat Race

Welcome to Canada Day 2013

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Canada Rocks

With non-stop entertainment on the stage all day, the music never stops at the

Canada Day celebrations. This year, three amazing and very different bands will keep the crowds grooving to tunes and tapping their feet.

Komodo Wagon

Komodo Wagon is a living, breathing, sweating beast of a band!They’re not metal, but the metalheads might like it. It’s not punk, but the kids might

dig it. They’re not hardcore because they’re not rich kids. They’re not glam because nobody can top Ziggy, and they’re not grunge because most of those guys are dead. Call them what you will, Komodo Wagon aren't genre snobs, just one heck of a rock band.

The band was started by Canadian vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter Troy Perlic during his 12 year tenure in Europe recording and touring. Komodo Wagon has been recently reincarnated with Troy’s relocation to his native Vancouver. An all-Canadian line-up has been assembled, including the swaggering Ryan Borodey on lead guitar and a seasoned rhythm section made up of Marq DeSouza on drums and Shane Love on bass.

Forget the trends, just come out and rock to Komodo Wagon.

60 Hertz

The original music of 60 Hertz flows easily from country and bluesy ballads to flat out rock 'n roll with an honest, simple, and personal touch.

James Neve is the lyricist, guitarist and lead vocalist, Dave Birch the energetic bass player and backup vocalist, Rob Young the master of moods and effects created by his sterling guitar work and background vocals, and lastly, Marty Musser creates the hammock with his solid drumming style and background vocals.

Their tight weave of vocals and instrumental lines are evidence of influences ranging from the Beatles and the Band to Television and Little Feat. The four musical comrades have been playing together for quite some time, yet they continue to sparkle and shine.

Mat Duffus

He's billed as an acoustic pop singer and family entertainer, and his slogan is music fun for everyone. Mat’s

performances are well known to children because he has a knack for keeping their attention. ADHD doesn't exist when the singer, guitarist, and harmonicist is performing, because he'll keep you and the kids hopping.

Mat likes to get everyone involved in his shows, so don't be surprised if you find yourself volunteering to play a kazoo, sing your heart out, or play an instrument, because he loves getting members of the audience right up on stage with him.

All photos submitted

MUSIC IN THE PARK


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Elkford Aquatic Centre

11:00-3:00 pm PT the Clown Face Painting11:00-3:00 pm Bouncer11:00-3:00 pm Caricature Artist11:30-1:00 pm Free Family BBQ12:15 pm Cake Cutting1:00-3:00 pm Free Public Swim

Including youth in the excitement of celebrating, honoring and taking pride in our heritage is important. Although our little ones may not

yet be able to appreciate the strength of Canada’s presence on the international stage, they certainly know that where we live is a special and one of a kind place!

This year the summer students of the Chamber of Commerce are happy to offer a few different craft options which reflect unique aspects of our country through which children of various ages can express their Canadian pride. Hand print Canadian flags are simple and a great way to preserve memories of the first few Canada Day celebrations shared with your children. Paper plate animal faces - such as those of the moose, bears and beavers with which we share our valley - might intrigue the imaginations of our young wildlife enthusiasts. Or, try your hand at folding and stacking paper cubes into the form of an inukshuk - the ageless Canadian symbol of friendship and teamwork.

The Art Station will be helping the kids with a button making project along with two talented face painters that will light up cheeks of all the children.

Hope to see you there!

KIDS CRAFT FAIR TENT1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

In 2013, 4-H is celebrating a milestone event from coast-to-coast with local, provincial and national events. In Fernie,

4-H will be holding a petting zoo during the Canada Day festivities, giving kids the chance to have up close encounters with different animals.On Canada Day from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. kids can come along and pet pot bellied pigs,

alpacas, goats, baby ducks, bunnies, kittens, chickens, chicks and a pony.4-H is one of Canada’s longest-running youth organizations for young people between the ages of 8 and 21, and is celebrating 100 years.Locally, 4-H is hugely popular, with 63 members of the Cranbrook and District 4-H and 14 leaders in the two clubs, Wasa and South Country.

Petting zoo to celebrate100 years of 4-H fun

Photo from The Free Press photo files


Thank You Sponsors!

Canada Day Celebrations

O’CanadaPet & Bike ParadeBike Races sponsored by Gear HubCake to CelebrateBouncy HousesPetting Zoo sponsored by 4HPT the Clown

Kids Craft Tent sponsored by Fernie ChamberTreasure Hunt sponsored by Eco-gardenGhostrider’s Dunk TankEntertainment - All Day LongMountain MarketFood ConcessionsFireworks at Dusk

Prentice Parkbeside Elk Valley HospitalNoon to 5:00 pm & 7:00 pm to Dusk

ComeCelebrateWith Us!

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Bob Mitchell ExcavatingRocky Mountain OptometryCook’s Cabin/Darcy DiakowKaylo Station

NEW EVENTElks Lodge

Cardboard Boat RaceMaiden Lake

11:00 am

Thank You Sponsors!

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DUNK A RIDER THIS CANADA DAy

Test out your throwing skills at the dunk tank this Canada Day. The booth is an annual tradition that gives anyone with a good arm the chance to dunk a Ghostrider.

Happening all day at the Prentice Park celebrations, kids and adults will line up to see if they can send one of their favourite hockey players for a swim. The event will happen rain or shine, but cross your fingers for warm weather so you won’t feel too guilty when you hit the target. The proceeds are always donated to a good cause, so join in the fun and see if your fastball, curveball, or even an underhanded toss is enough to dunk a Rider.

Don’t forget to come stroll through gardens at the Community EcoGarden to complete your Canada Day celebration at Prentice Park this year.

Join in on the EcoGarden’s fifth annual Scavenger Hunt. This fun activity is for all ages, but preschoolers will need the help of a parent or older sibling. Stop by the EcoGarden information table inside the big garden gate any time between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on

Canada Day. Pick up a scavenger hunt list and a pencil, then start your search! Discovery is the goal as you search for your natural treasure, and record what you found on your page. Completed scavenger hunt entries will be collected and entered in a prize draw at the end of the afternoon.

This year the EcoGarden celebrates its 10th anniversary of gardening in Fernie. Come by and learn more about all the amazing programs offered. Come learn about: our Little Sprouts and EcoKids Camp programs, how to Adopt a Garden, rent the Apple Press and more.

Everyone is welcome to visit the EcoGarden to participate, or to simply wander amongst the beds. Member gardeners will be on hand for tours through the garden and to answer questions. For more information visit www.ecogarden.ca or phone 250-423-3482.

The Fernie Mountain Market is once again kicking off the farmers market season on Canada Day in Prentice Park. This is always one of the big markets of the year as vendors from across Western Canada bring an incredible diversity of handmade and homemade goods to Fernie market stalls.

The market will run from 1 to 5 pm on Canada Day, with the regular Market season continuing Sundays 10 am-2 pm in Rotary Park throughout July and August.

The Wednesday Summer Social Concert and Market series also runs throughout July and August downtown from 5-9 pm with live entertainment, refreshment gardens and street games starting at 6 pm.

To learn more about other special events like BibBity BobBity Boo - Fernie’s Childrens Festival, visit www.mountainmarket.ca.

Hunt for treasure at the EcoGarden

Mountain Market kicks off Canada Day

Est. 1898

Helping the Elk Valley celebrate their national pride since the

beginning.

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(Celebrating 115 years of serving the Elk Valley.)

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The Fernie Heritage Cemetery Restoration Society is carrying out a longstanding tradition and participating in the Canada Day celebrations. The City of Fernie is running the Canada Day refreshment gardens with the

help of the Society, as well as Finning Tractor and the Elks Club. For the first time in many years, past society president Len Kosiec won’t be

there to man the refreshment gardens. Len, who was a well-known and recognizable Fernie community member, passed

away in December. He happily spent every Canada Day working the gardens on behalf

of the Society. His many years of work, long hours, and devotion to restoring

St. Margaret’s will be remembered as drinks are poured this Canada Day.

“Len looked forward to organizing and managing the refreshment garden for the Canada Day event every year,”

commented his wife Barbara Kosiec. “First, he liked Canada Day.

For him, it was an opportunity to be proud and patriotic. Second, as I am an American, he prided himself in telling me stories about Canada - the history and struggles that Canadians had in making the country. He instilled in me both appreciation and enthusiasm for the day.”

She added, “Of course, a big part of the day was the hotdogs and fireworks, which we both enjoyed with gusto.” With Len’s help, the Fernie

Heritage Cemetery Restoration Society successfully met many of the goals they set out to clean, repair,

and continue research on the old section of St. Margaret’s.“He loved having the opportunity to raise funds for a cause that he felt deeply

about, one of which could honour the early settlers here and could help preserve their contributions,” said Barbara. “To Len, Canada Day was both remembering those who came before him as well as having fun for the day.”

Throughout the rest of 2013 and carrying into 2014, the Society plans to continue their work gathering data, locating, and recognizing the many internees found in the cemetery.

Stop into the refreshment gardens while you’re celebrating this Canada Day and make sure to have a cold one in memory of Len.


REFRESHMENT GARDENS CoNTINUE IN MEMoRy oF

LEN KoSIEC

On June 20, 1868, a proclamation signed by the Governor General, Lord Monck, called upon all Her

Majesty's loving subjects throughout Canada to join in the celebration of the anniversary of the formation of the union of the British North America provinces in a federation under the name of Canada on July 1. The July 1 holiday was established by statute in 1879, under its original name, Dominion Day. In 1982 the celebration was renamed Canada Day.

In the early years of the last century in

Fernie, Dominion Day celebrations revolved around sporting events such as baseball, football (soccer), and different kinds of footraces.

The 1903 festivities included a fat men’s race (200lbs and over), as well as a blindfold wheelbarrow race. First prize for the fat men’s race was 100 cigars and second place won a $2 bottle of perfume. Another popular event was catching a greased pig, with the lucky winner taking home the pig. Loggers’ sports such as log rolling were also held at the mills around Fernie. Different competitions were

A history of Canada Day in Fernie

Photos courtesy of the Fernie Museum

Don’t forget to bring kids, bikes and pets to this year’s Canada Day celebrations.

The bike and pet parade, sponsored by Gearhub, is one of the most fun, and definitely cutest, parts of the day’s celebrations.

Dress up your kids and your pets in red and white and pedal and walk around the track to kick off the Canada day celebrations. Then join in for fun and prizes with bike races for kids of all ages and abilities.

held over the years, including a first aid competition held on the grounds of what is now City Hall in 1915, and a Dominion Day Queen Competition in 1923. Parades were often a main feature of the day’s celebrations.

In 1927, the beginning of July 1 as we know it today, Fernie and the rest of Canada celebrated the Diamond Jubilee of Confederation. A national committee was established, which made suggestions as to how local communities could mark the occasion. In Ottawa, the laying of the cornerstone by the Governor General of the Confederation Building and the inauguration of the Carillon in the Peace Tower were the highlights. In addition, Canada's telegraph and telephone companies, plus the 23 radio stations, forged a nation-wide link to

broadcast speeches, songs, poems, and the peals of the carillon bells live from Ottawa. Fernie marked the occasion with a parade.

Picnics were also a big part of the local celebrations. In Coal Creek, the Miners Picnic was held every July 1. The children would watch excitedly at their mothers prepared, cooked, and packed food for the event. The train would take families to the picnic site, usually located where the golf course is now, or out towards Morrissey. The day was all about friendly competition, food, and ice cream. At the end of the day the children were rounded up and loaded on to the train where seats were found and all were glad to be on their way home, treasuring fond memories and sharing them for days to come.

BIKE AND PET PARADE


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