Canada Day --- LNN

By Connor Gunn

Creative ways to celebrate Canada Day in Lethbridge

Jun 25, 2020 | 12:11 PM

LETHBRIDGE, AB– COVID-19 has put plans on hold for the foreseeable future, and with Canada Day coming up, you’ll have to get creative to celebrate our nation’s birthday.

The city has announced that because of COVID-19, there will be no fireworks or public events provided by the City of Lethbridge at Henderson Park or Galt Gardens this year.

City officials released some ideas of ways to get creative with Canada Day coming up. Some pre-Canada Day activities include:

· Decorating your yard, windows or business using a Canada Day theme. Take a photo and submit it to leisure@lethbridge.ca by Monday, June 29 to be entered to win a prize.

· Having your kids or grandkids enter the city’s Canada Day 2020 colouring contest by downloading the colouring pages from www.lethbridge.ca/CanadaDay. Submit the finished colouring page to leisure@lethbridge.ca by Monday, June 29 to be entered to win a prize package from a local business.

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There’s also an opportunity to pick up a Canada Day Activity bag full of goodies and activities from the following locations while supplies last:

· Helen Schuler Nature Centre

· West and Main Branches of Lethbridge Public Library (for those doing curbside pickup)

· City Hall Foyer (June 25, June 26 and June 30, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)

For those who can’t pick-up a Canada Day Activity bag, the Canada Day Booklet can be downloaded from www.lethbridge.ca/CanadaDay. There are a variety of activities to try on Canada Day including:

· Baking, cooking or barbecuing Canadian-themed food

· Making Canada Day crafts such as Canada Day shaker, garland or wand

· Singing some Canadian songs or try your hand at Canadian Trivia

· Going for a drive and look at houses or businesses that are decorated for Canada Day, including City Hall

Normally, Canada Day organizer Sarah Burton would have to plan festivities for everyone.

Now she had to think of alternate ways to making Canada Day special.

“This year we’ve had to do a 180 flip around route to find a way to include the community without a festival.”

Burton also believes celebrating with your loved ones can take your mind off of the events of COVID-19.

“Celebrating things is vital, having family, friends, community socialization that’s what helps us get through this situation and can help our emotional stability.”

For more information on the kinds of alternate activities, see the City of Lethbridge website.