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Maritime Q-Scout · 06-26-2006, 01:06 AM

Just wondering what everyone's big plans are for Canada Day weekend. Does the City of Calgary put anything overly great on to celebrate?

Personally I'm driving over to Charlottetown PEI for the Atlantic Superstore Festival of Lights. It's a three day event with concerts on Friday-Saturday-Sunday nights

Acts include:

Friday Night: Matt Mays & El Torpedo, Sam Roberts, The Tragically Hip
Saturday Night: Joel Plaskett and the Emergency, Lennie Gallant
Sunday Night: Headly, Theory of a Deadman, Three Days Grace

Should be a good time (hopefully there's enough alcohol to make Sunday night's lineup entertaining).

Engine09 · 06-26-2006, 01:23 AM

Spending the weekend with my girl. Hotel in Canmore Friday night, camping in Assiniboine Park for Sat, Sun and Mon.

Pagal4321 · 06-26-2006, 01:30 AM

Heading out to Radium/Invermere with a bunch of my buddies...trying to make it a yearly thing as we went last year during July.
Should be a good weekend filled with golf, booze, partying and plenty o food.

loob job · 06-26-2006, 06:22 AM

Flying to Halifax Wed. Going to the acadia sports dinner thursday, Wade Redden is the speaker at it and he's staying at a buddy's house so we're partying it up with him on Wed. night, then into Halifax for the long weekend, gonna be a killer time. I'll tell Redden to sign with the Flames for cheap.

Mean Mr. Mustard · 06-26-2006, 06:42 AM

I will be cycling around Manchester on the Canada Day Weekend...

The Goon · 06-26-2006, 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout

Friday Night: Matt Mays & El Torpedo, Sam Roberts, The Tragically Hip

Damn, those three artists alone should make for a fantastic weekend.

My parents are coming into town for Stampede/checking up on their boy. Dad and I are playing golf this weekend-Thursday at Picture Butte, Friday at Calgary G&CC, and Saturday at Kananaskis. Also on Saturday morning Strathcona Square is having an early Stampede breakfast, so I'll take my folks there as they haven't been to one before.

snappyk · 06-26-2006, 07:01 AM

Working because Kevanguy won't give me the day off. Just kidding, I have gamily coming in, I better check with my new employer to see if we are open or not on Monday.

Frank the Tank · 06-26-2006, 07:54 AM

Its the start of a week of holidays for me so I am going to build a shed. Well, at least START to build a shed on the weekend.

TimSJ · 06-26-2006, 08:10 AM

Heading to the Cottage... Friday Night 5 couples for lobster, Saturday night is Steak night and we generally have 20 - 30 people show up. Cant wait.

J pold · 06-26-2006, 08:22 AM

Heading out to the crows nest pass for fishing and River Rafting

HelloHockeyFans · 06-26-2006, 08:59 AM

Heading out to Montreal from Ottawa for a bachelor's party!

Vansmack · 06-26-2006, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Pagal4321

Heading out to Radium/Invermere with a bunch of my buddies...trying to make it a yearly thing as we went last year during July.
Should be a good weekend filled with golf, booze, partying and plenty o food.

I will be heading to windemere for the weekend. Friday we are hitting the rapids, then some golf, and wakeboarding for the rest of the weekend. Also a lot of booze will be consumed. We'll probably bust out the landlock once the water gets really choppy.

Buff · 06-26-2006, 09:49 AM

Going to Wateron (yay!) with my wife's family (boo!).

jolinar of malkshor · 06-26-2006, 10:04 AM

Going camping North of Pincher Creek. Take the horses out and do some riding with the family.

Eastern Girl · 06-26-2006, 12:54 PM

Nothing too thrilling unfortunately. Maybe spend the day in Downtown Ottawa, soaking up the culture. Then my friend is having a party or something at his place, so I will probably just end up there, having a few Whiskey Sours.

V · 06-26-2006, 01:05 PM

I'll be climbing Chinaman's Peak on Friday. Then I'll go to the zoo with my daughter on Saturday. Monday I'll just relax.

Maritime Q-Scout · 06-26-2006, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Eastern Girl

Nothing too thrilling unfortunately. Maybe spend the day in Downtown Ottawa, soaking up the culture. Then my friend is having a party or something at his place, so I will probably just end up there, having a few Whiskey Sours.

What are you doing of Canada Day? Oh nothing just spending it in the Nation's Capital, ya know the same ole same ole, just casually living a dream of every patriotic Canadian, but ya know whatever

peter12 · 06-26-2006, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout

What are you doing of Canada Day? Oh nothing just spending it in the Nation's Capital, ya know the same ole same ole, just casually living a dream of every patriotic Canadian, but ya know whatever

Downtown Ottawa is really great and all, but I feel just as Canadian in Calgary as I do in Ottawa.

Eastern Girl · 06-26-2006, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout

What are you doing of Canada Day? Oh nothing just spending it in the Nation's Capital, ya know the same ole same ole, just casually living a dream of every patriotic Canadian, but ya know whatever

Ha. You're mocking me, I love it.

What are you doing on Canada's day? Oh nothing, just spending it in PEI at a three day concert extravaganza, you know, with some popular bands and such, same ole same ole, anyways, should be entertaining but meh, whatever.

GreenTeaFrapp · 06-26-2006, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by peter12

Downtown Ottawa is really great and all, but I feel just as Canadian in Calgary as I do in Ottawa.

Have you been to Ottawa on Canada Day? The entire downtown is closed to cars and the streets are packed with people wearing red and white. Parliament Hill is packed with families watching the Canada Day celebrations while the Byward Market is one enormous party with many bars expanding their patios into adjacent parking lots.

That being said, I'll be spending my Canada Day travelling to a cottage on Georgian Bay.