Happy Canada Day weekend!
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that big yellow duck
Posted: July 6, 2017 in events, waterfrontTags: #Canada150, #whattheduck, 150th birthday, cameras, Canada 150, Canada Day, festival, HTO beach, kids, Lake Ontario, people, rubber ducky, sand, selfies, waterfront, weekend, yellow duck, yellow umbrellas
Maybe you thought that the duck was a waste of money or maybe you thought the duck was a fantastic idea. Maybe you didn’t like the duck because it wasn’t Canadian enough for a Canada Day celebration (the Canaduck!) or maybe you didn’t care about such things. It certainly generated a lot of discussion even before it arrived – who hasn’t heard about the duck? Who didn’t have an opinion about the duck? It spawned the hashtag #whattheduck, a play on WTF.
The noise has now all died down. The 150th birthday party is over.
I don’t think that I am alone in thinking that the duck was the star of the Redpath Waterfront Festival and that the festival organizers have no regrets about spending the money on the duck.
below: The yellow duck was moored by HTO beach (that’s the one with the yellow umbrellas) for the duration of the July 1st long weekend. It smiled through rain and shine.
below: It was a popular duck and it attracted about a million people. People of all ages. It was about 6 storeys tall so even if you couldn’t get close to it, you could still get a good view.
below: Millions of photos were taken with (and of) the duck. It was a willing subject and it stayed still – it was good at holding a pose. The trick was to get a selfie that didn’t have lots of other people in it! He was a bit grubby – maybe too big for a bathtub? – but no one cared.
below: Not everyone was excited to see the duck!
below: One last look at the duck. On Monday evening the duck was towed across Toronto Harbour to the Port Lands where it was deflated and readied to be sent to Owen Sound for the next port of call on its Ontario tour.
Happy Canada Day!
Posted: July 1, 2016 in eventsTags: Canada, Canada Day, Canadian flag, flag, red and white
July 1st falls on a Friday AND the weather forecast is looking good! I hope you have a chance to enjoy the day, however you choose to celebrate it. Happy Canada Day weekend! UPDATE – I uploaded this last night. This morning (July 1) I woke up to the sound of rain. Oh dear. Lesson learned, check your facts first! Maybe it’s just a good excuse to sleep in or have an extra cup of coffee while you laze around in your jammies!
celebrating Canada Day
Posted: July 2, 2015 in eventsTags: Canada Day, Canadian, colours, costumes, crowds, drama, Dundas Square, fun, hats, kids, maple leaf, people, play, Queens Park, red, red and white, show, stage, statues, white
Canada Day 2015
There were celebrations at a number of locations around the city
including Queens Park and Yonge-Dundas Square.

The red outline of a maple leaf was then used to make a “living flag” of people wearing red T-shirts and white T-shirts. The crowd waited patiently behind the barricades while the organizers got their act together. Not everyone stayed on the sidelines!
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As I stood as part of the white of the Canadian flag, along came John Tory, also on the white team. Just out of the picture (and also in white) was Miss Teenage Toronto. (What? We have a what? I had no idea there was a Miss Teen Toronto). Next time I’ll try harder to get a picture of her but this time I was preoccupied with being part of a flag.
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Here’s to the next 148 years!
Canada Day!
Posted: July 1, 2014 in eventsTags: Canada Day, celebration, fireworks, Harbourfront, Lake Ontario, lights, Toronto