Canada Day activities planned for Gananoque’s Joel Stone Park
Joel Stone Park is the place to be for Canada Day in Gananoque on Monday.
Festivities begin at 5 p.m. and run until 8 p.m., with events for the whole family, including face painting.
From 6:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m., magician and comedian Rob Driscoll will have the crowd laughing and entertained.
Then from 8 p.m. to 9:45 p.m., the Town Crier, Poet Laureate and local dignitaries will share a few words followed by the national anthem.
Live music will be performed by Chickenwire.
Fireworks begin at 9:45 p.m.
Holiday closure
Town Hall in Gananoque will be closed on Monday. Regular business hours will resume Tuesday at 8:30 a.m.
Gananoque and the 1000 Islands Visitor Centre will be open, with public washrooms available.
There is no waste and recycling collection on Monday due to the holiday. Monday’s collection will take place on Tuesday and Tuesday’s collection is scheduled for Wednesday.
TLTI Canada Day
Over in Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands, Seeley’s Bay is hosting a Canada Day celebration.
The activities begin at 9:30 a.m. with volleyball, followed by a chuch service at 10 a.m. and vendors in the park. There will also be games, crafts and activities for kids in the pavilion. Face painting will occur from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
From 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., for those interested, pickleball and tennis for beginners can be played.
At 4 p.m. there is a scheduled parade, followed by opening ceremonies at 5 p.m., kids toonie bingo at 5:15 p.m., live entertainment at 5:30 p.m., featuring Backlash, and a fireworks display beginning at dusk.
Holiday closure
The Township office, libraries and waste sites will be closed on Monday.
As a result, curbside waste pickup in the Village of Lansdowne will be impacted by the holiday and will take place on Tuesday instead of the regular schedule.
Keith Dempsey is a Local Journalism Initiative reporter who works out of the Brockville Recorder and Times. The Local Journalism Initiative is funded by the Government of Canada.
Keith Dempsey, Local Journalism Initiative, Brockville Recorder and Times
