Canada Day!

This Sunday, July 1st is Canada Day. This national holiday, proclaimed in 1867, celebrates the “union of the British North American provinces in a federation under the name of Canada”. It is a holiday celebrated in very similar fashion to our 4th of July here in America. Canada Day is where the populace of Canada comes together to celebrate achievements, heritage, discoveries, and successes of Canada and Canadians. There will be a huge celebration at the nation’s capital in Ottawa. You can view the celebrations via webcam here. Canada Day ends in traditional fashion with fireworks.

Learn more about Canada and Canadians at the Library:
Canada

Canada

Canadian Fiction: a guide to reading interests

Neil Young Nation: a quest, an obsession, and a true story

SCTV. Best of the Early Years

The Kids in the Hall. Complete season 1, 1989-1990

Toys!: amazing stories behind some great inventions (Trivial Pursuit invented by Canadians, Chris Haney & Scott Abbott)

Shake hands with the Devil: the failure of humanity in Rwanda (Canadian Hero: Romeo Dellaire)

Anchors: Brokaw, Jennings, Rather and the evening news (Canadian, Peter Jennings)

Let go (Music Album by Canadian, Avril Lavigne)