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[Victoria Watcher]

So I guess that money can now go back into general revenue.

Fat chance. It’ll still be paid to all parties.

[Victoria Watcher]

Port Hardy and Alert Bay councils have bowed out of Canada Day celebrations this year following the discovery of the unmarked graves of 215 children on the grounds of the former Kamloops residential school.

 

Victoria and Penticton have also decided against staging an official celebration of Canada Day.

 

https://www.timescol...ions-1.24333833

[Victoria Watcher]

View Royal will distribute free red maple tree seed kits and a Canada Day button to residents. The town is also hosting a Canada Day photo contest.

 

 

• Saanich has listed 10 activities on its webpage that residents can do on Canada Day. They include going for a hike or picnic in a park, wearing red and white, taking part in a 7 p.m. O Canada singalong outdoors, and flying a Canadian flag.

 

https://www.timescol...nned-1.24335959

 

 

 

 

 

i actually cannot find a link to saanch events.  anyone else?  

 

 

 

here is a cached version:

 

https://webcache.goo...n&ct=clnk&gl=ca

 

 

 

maybe they pulled it?  it's kind of lame anyway.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 27 June 2021 - 05:25 AM.

[Tom Braybrook]

Canada is a fine place, one to which many people around the world aspire to come and make a life for themselves! ALWAYS ranked amongst the highest in any quality of life survey of world nations. We have built a society where there is much too celebrate - while at the same time we can recognize our failings, as can all nations throughout human history.

 

I think we are intelligent enough, and bold enough, and human enough to hold multiple thoughts in our head at the same time. We can celebrate and remember, and yes - even mourn,  both our victories and our tragedies without resorting to hyperbole in either case.

 

I WILL BE WEARING THE RED AND WHITE THIS CANADA DAY!

[Nparker]

...I WILL BE WEARING THE RED AND WHITE THIS CANADA DAY!

And Saanich has even given you permission to do that!

[todd]

‘^Support Coca-Cola.

[todd]

I don’t know what the true meaning of Canada Day is but all I ever do is drink maybe put on some red and white sometimes fireworks I do put up that flag but I just like flags.

[Mike K.]

Raise the bar and attach a hockey stick to your truck, then fly the flag off the hockey stick. Drive around for hours honking to alert the community of your hockey stick and flag.

[spanky123]

Raise the bar and attach a hockey stick to your truck, then fly the flag off the hockey stick. Drive around for hours honking to alert the community of your hockey stick and flag.

According to the G&M yesterday, 14% of Canadians hate our country so the odds of triggering a few people by driving around with a Canadian flag are pretty high.

[todd]

Raise the bar and attach a hockey stick to your truck, then fly the flag off the hockey stick. Drive around for hours honking to alert the community of your hockey stick and flag.

Or horse.

[todd]

According to the G&M yesterday, 14% of Canadians hate our country so the odds of triggering a few people by driving around with a Canadian flag are pretty high.

Yes the airing of grievances is a big part of Canada Day.

[A Girl is No one]

According to the G&M yesterday, 14% of Canadians hate our country so the odds of triggering a few people by driving around with a Canadian flag are pretty high.

Did they ask why?

[spanky123]

Did they ask why?

 

Sorry just saw the headline and figured it was another G&M tribalism piece.

[Redd42]

Folks on the Oak Bay FB group are saying the a lot of Canadian flags that are a Rotary fundraiser were cut off last night.

[todd]

“On this Canadian flag, salmon and orca swim; in today’s Times Colonist print edition”
https://www.timescol...tion-1.24335963


https://shop.flagsho...tive-flags.html




What do you think? I don’t know the exact meaning of all the symbols so hesitant to put it up.

Edited by todd, 30 June 2021 - 09:43 AM.

[m3m]

That's a sweet flag. 

[UDeMan]

Doesn't that flag only represent Coast Salish culture?

Edited by UDeMan, 30 June 2021 - 10:44 AM.

[todd]

Doesn't that flag only represent Coast Salish culture?

they do have some more “indigenous and aboriginal” flag choices: https://shop.flagsho...aboriginal.html

[mbjj]

Folks on the Oak Bay FB group are saying the a lot of Canadian flags that are a Rotary fundraiser were cut off last night.

Oh no, I saw them the other day, they look great. 

[Redd42]

All this anti-flag and anti Canada Day stuff prompted me to go buy a Canadian flag banner at the dollar store. Wouldn't have done it before. 

 

Think my flags will be safe on the 3rd floor.

 

And definitely will be wearing my Canadian flag t-shirt that gets pulled out once each year.