Canada Day Fireworks in Toronto

June 29th, 2009

I always love watching the fireworks light up the sky. Sadly, this Canada Day will be a bit different. As the City Of Toronto enters it’s second week of strikes with The Toronto Civic Employees’ Union Local 416 (CUPE) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 79, many City run locations had to cancel their Canada Day celebrations.

To help clear the confusion, I’ve posted the locations of where you WILL be seeing fireworks and where you WON’T be seeing them:

Locations still on:
Canada Dry Festival of Fire at Ontario Place
Downsview Park
Toronto Ribfest at Centennial Park in Etobicoke

Cancelled locations:

Amesbury Canada Day, Amesbury Park
Ashbridge’s Bay Fireworks
Canada Day Event, Earlscourt Park
Somali-Canada Day, Earl Bales Park
Ontario Australian Football Championships, Colonel Samuel Smith Park
Peanut Town Festival, Oriole Park – North
East York Toronto Canada Day, Stan Wadlow Park
MPP Canada Day Event – Don Valley West MPP, Flemingdon Park
Shomoy Mela, Detonia Park
Canada Day Celebrations, Thompson Memorial Park/ Miliken District Park
Canada Day Celebration, St. James Park
New Country Canada Day Jam, Woodbine Park
16th Annual Neighbours Together, Riverdale Park East
Canada Day Festival, Kew Gardens
Canada Day, Mel Lastman Square

The list of cancelled locations keeps on growing and I highly recommend checking with the city before venturing out. With garbage starting to pile up and parents scrambling for daycare options, I really hope that a deal is reached soon between the city and it’s striking workers! If you’d like to work with a Realtor that never strikes give me a call…i’d love to help!