Canada Day celebrations in Merritt

MERRITT – The Nicola Valley is putting on Canada Day celebrations.

With Canada Day being on Saturday (July 1), the City of Merritt has a day full of fun activites.

It starts with the most important meal of the day, breakfast, put on by the Knights of Columbus between 7:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. at the Merritt Civic Centre.

After that head to Rotary park for a packed day of activites which includes:

• Games
  • Egg toss
  • Tug-o-war
  • contests
    • 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
• Live music
  • Doug James Band
    • 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
• O Canada and flag raising
  • 12:00 p.m.
• Bouncy castle
  • 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
• Face painting and balloon artists
  • 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
• Popcorn and cotton candy
  • 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
  • 8:45 p.m.-10:00 p.m.
• Bike decoration
  • 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
• Bike parade
  • Around the park path
    • 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
• Movie night in the park
  • Clifford the Big Red Dog
    • 9:15 p.m.-11:00 p.m.

There is also the Farmers Market still happening from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. every Saturday at the Baillie House parking lot.

Due to the Category 2 and 3 fire ban in place throughout the province, there is no fireworks this year.