“Most of the northern communities in Nunavut on Canada Day will have an ATV parade.” – Anneliese Cusack, Arviat, NU

“I remember when Old Home Week was on the island and the bridge across to Northampton from Woodstock had a road off the side of it to get down to the island.” – Sally Teague, Meductic, NB

“Just the sense of community, the sense of people coming together, joining together. It was the first festival in the city that I saw.” – Julienne Gautier, Hamilton, ON

“The whole city came there, to that corner. It was better than Christmas.” – Karen Ancheta, Hamilton, ON

“The first fireworks that I attended here on Canada Day, it was an exceptional experience for me. It really made me feel that I’m home.” – Sayed Tora, Hamilton, ON