Sunshine and high spirits were in full force in Sidney on July 1 for the townB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s Canada 150 celebrations.
The Town of Sidney and Peninsula Celebrations Society worked together to bring the community the 33rd annual Sidney Days, starting with a pancake breakfast and ending with the Slegg Building Materials Build-A-Boat Race.
Of course, in between those bookend events, there was: a parade, veteransB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™ appreciation luncheon, family fun events, free ice cream, watermelon to chow down on, pets to ponder, a water rescue by helicopter, construction project in the lawn of Beacon Park B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·” as well as plenty of treats and music and smiling faces.
New Review staff were out all day and captured hundreds of images and quite a few video of the events B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·” some of which can be found at . The night before, of course, we were at the and we covered on June 30 as well.
SidneyB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s Canada 150 and Sidney 50th anniversary events came together over the months of June and July B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·” and theyB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™re not quite over yet, for those who still feel like celebrating a little more.
On Sunday, July 2, the downtown Sidney merchants host their annual Sidewalk Sale. That runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Town official opens its new skateboard park in Tulista Park from 1 to 4 p.m., and the Sidney Concert Band provides for afternoon music, marking their 30th anniversary this year, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in Beacon Park.
ThereB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s a sample of images from the Canada 150 celebrations right here on the PNRB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·” and look for more photos in our Wednesday, July 5 edition of your community newspaper.