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Canada Day activities in Crescent Park, cabaret and fireworks all part of 2019 celebrations Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express
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Canada Day celebrations in Crescent Park will be bigger and better for 2019. New events, more performers and even an expanded fireworks show will make for a busy and fun day in and around the city. “Things are coming together really nicely for this year’s Canada Day, mostly thanks to the Moose Jaw Kinsmen’s involvement, they’re sponsoring the entire event this year,” said Tourism Moose Jaw executive director Jacki L’Heureux-Mason. “What we are doing will be a bit of fundraising and encouraging our local businesses to help them. But it’s what they do well and it’s enabled us to focus on putting on the best event that we can.” One main bonus over last year is many of the games and other activities have already been purchased, meaning that the Kinsmen investment can go to other areas of entertainment – including the fireworks show from Hamilton Flats that evening. Things will kick off with the Notoriously Canadian Cabaret on June 30 from the Crushed Can Sports Bar, featuring performances by the 86’s and Ray Rawlyk, a best Canadian costume contest, trivia and many other activities through the night. “It’s going to be a lot of fun… one of the things we heard over the years is that there isn’t a lot for the adults to do, it’s all family focussed, so we thought this is a good way to combine fundraising with an adult-focussed event to ring in Canada Day,” L’Heureux-Mason said. Things get going early on Canada Day itself, beginning with the annual pancake breakfast at the Cosmo Centre beginning at 8 a.m. before moving over to Crescent Park.
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The day will begin there at 11 a.m. at the amphitheatre with Annie MacLeod singing O’Canada and then performing a set, leading a wide selection of artists performing on stage through the day. That will include a newcomer this year, children’s entertainer Smilin’ Rylan, who will take the stage at 2 p.m. One of the most popular events last year -- the Moose Jaw Co-Op pie-eating contest -- will take place at 5 p.m. The Living Library will be in the park throughout the day featuring groups from many organizations in the city offering a look at what they have to offer.
Returning will be one of the biggest hits last year, J.J. Soccer, while Control Jiu Jitsu and Moose Jaw Minor Football will be two of the new groups on site. The day will wrap up with the fireworks show at dusk, with things likely getting underway around 10:15 p.m. “It was extremely busy down in the Flats last year, we have a safe zone that’s clearly marked that we don’t allow people into, but we could see the lights across the valley from South Hill, so it was a pretty good show.”
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