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_About one million n people
80 communities:
throughout B.C. will joinin ~‘
celebrating Canada’s . Bir-
thday. during Canada Week,
June 25 to July 1, B.C.
‘Chairman ‘ Dorothy Giles,
said recently.

. | ‘This is by far the largest
‘participation by British.
‘Columbians. since. the |
Canada’ Week ‘celebrations
were started'on a‘small scale |.
during | “the® 60's.” Canada |
preck! is a. joing sponsorship:
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Canadian Council for "Unity ;
-and the Canadian Folk Arts

2 “Mrs. Giles said that more

than 400. schools will be —
holding their own Canada’s
Birthday just before closing
down for the summer, while
- senior citizens. and ethnic
groups, native Indians and
dozens of other groups are
holding -their own special
celebrations.. ~

“Canadians, ‘and par-
ticularly British Columbians,
are not noted for showing ; _~ 2...
their emotions on the . xe
- subject of patriotism, . but. °
this-year the whole province

is letting loose with a show of . os ne | & a ae e

how. we : feel . about our , “teas : . . i . } om a 4 _

country,” Mrs. Giles said. ° PN, L ~ _

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thousands of events during

Canada Week ranging from ee e

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There are rodeos, fishing
derbies, salmon festivals,
tree-planting ceremonies,
logging championships,
fireworks, jogging com-
petitions, tugs-of-war,
church services, and a
Native Indian.Canoe race at
Mill Bay, near Duncan.

As well, citizenship will be
held in 10 communities,
_headed by a huge ceremony
at Vancouver's Robson
Square on July 1.

A large part of the Canada
Week celebrations will. be
“Folkfest B.C. 1979” with
folkfests in 12 B.C. com-
munities sponsored by the
B.C. Division of the
Canadian Folk Arts Council.

B.C. President, Francis
Fridge, said one of the most
imaginative ‘celebrations will
be held in Victoria where the
theme is the “International
Year of the Child”.

In Vancouver, there
events throughout June in
every community involving
just about cvery ethnic
group in B.C.

Other areas holding
folkfests are: Kamloops,
Kelowna, Mission, North
Vancouver, Port Alberni,
Prince George, Prince
Rupert, Revelstoke,
Williams Lake and
Squamish,