Toronto cancels Canada Day
Summer 2009 may be remembered as the one that Toronto missed Canada Day.
At a press conference inside Metro Hall this afternoon, Mayor David Miller announced that all city-run Canada Day events and those that had permits to take place on city property are cancelled.
“I hope a resolution is reached,” said Miller , after the announcement. “I am extremely disappointed when CUPE went on strike; bargaining goals can be reached.”
However, if the strike ends by the end of the weekend (Sunday, June 28), some of these events may be able to go ahead, on a modified basis.
The cancelled events include:
• Amesbury Canada Day, Amesbury Park
• Ashbridges 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
All City-run scheduled events at Nathan Phillips Square, Metro Square, other civic squares and in parks have been cancelled due to the labour disruption. Some large special events that are not organized by the city are going ahead as scheduled.
Cannot believe it