SLNA Canada Event at St. James Park

Event: SLNA Canada Day Event
When: July 1st - 11:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Where: St. James Park, 120 King St. E.


The St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association (SLNA) is once again hosting Canada Day celebrations at St. James Park! On July 1st, festivities will kick off at 11 a.m. and will conclude at about 3:30 p.m.
 
Special Guests
City of Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow will bring greetings at 1:00 p.m. Leading the Land Acknowledgement at 11 a.m. will be Toronto Centre MPP Kristyn Wong-Tam, followed by Ward 13 Councillor Chris Moise and Spadina-Fort York MPP Chris Glove. At 3 p.m. former journalist and new Toronto Centre MP, Evan Solomon will bring greetings.

Entertainment Schedule
Great entertainment all day!  Approximate schedule:

11:00 am- Land acknowledgement and greetings from Toronto Centre MPP Kristyn Wong-Tam
11:20 am - Alana and Leigh Cline - Celtic fiddler and guitar
12:00 pm - Ward 13 Councillor, Chris Moise 
12:10 pm   Waleed Abdulhamid - Sudanese-Canadian multi-instrumentalist
12:30 pm - Cada Family - Indigenous Storytelling and Dance
1:00 pm -  Mayor of Toronto, Olivia Chow
1:15 pm    Jeff Hubbell - Ports Toronto Archivist - History Talk
1:30 pm - Sue and Dwight - St. Lawrence's favourite troubadours
2:00 pm - Tracey, Alan, Bob and Ted - Pal's own Alan Cohen w/ Tracey Gallant, Bob Brough and Ted Quinlan - great jazz to close the day!
3:00 pm – Toronto Centre MP, Evan Solomon will bring greetings

Neighbourhood Walks/Tours – 1:30 p.m.
Heritage Canada will be leading the two following walks: St. Lawrence neighbourhood walk at 1:30 p.m., followed by tour of the St. Lawrence Hall at 2:00 p.m.
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We are grateful for the kind support of this event provided by: Old Town Toronto, Heritage Canada/Patrimoine canadien, The Friends of St. James Park, Berkeley Castle, Cathedral Church of St. James and H & R REIT. A special note of thanks is extended to the many volunteers who have helped to put this event together.