Start Canada Day with Pancakes, finish with Fireworks!

Start your day on July 1st with a Canada Day pancake breakfast hosted by the St. George firefighters up at the Fire Hall, 72 Main Street North, from 8 a. m. to 11 a. m.

For $2, visitors can get pancakes, sausage, juice and coffee.

There will also be treats for the children.

If you finish up around 11 am, you will be just in time to head downtown and catch the start of Jean St. Pierre's tribute to Stompin' Tom Connors on the Main Street.

And save some room for treats on the Main Street, like ice cream, or something from the benefit BBQ that will help raise money for the young daughters of Mary Ann Hodgson, the former owner of Scrapbook Heaven on St. George's Main Street, who died recently at far too young an age.

You can also re-fuel later at King William Park with the Lions Club BBQ starting at 6 pm.

Canada Day performer Dave Jensen

Dave Jensen has been helping with sound for the past two years at St. George Canada Day and it was time to get him up on stage in front of a crowd!

Dave will be bringing some authentic East-Coast flavour to the festivities along with friends Jeremiah, Frank and Cindy.

Dave hosts the new Brantford Open Stage, which began on Friday, January 6, 2006 to fill the void left when the Brantford Folk Club stopped running their open stage sessions.

Many of the regular participants had expressed the hope that someone would carry onthe open stage tradition, and Dave Jensen stepped in to organize a new club carrying on in the same place and with the same schedule.

The Open Stage runs at the Brant Park Inn - Best Western Hotel at 19 Holiday Drive, Brantford(at the Hwy 403 and Wayne Gretzky Parkway interchange).

It runs every other Friday at 8 PM, September through June.

Open stage format (2-song sets).

Admission: $3 (performers free)

(The location is wheelchair accessible & smoke-free)

June 26th is the last evening before the Summer Break, but check the BOS website for dates when everything starts up again in September - or sign up for the Mailing List - to be added to our mailing list, please send an email tomailto:toBrantfordOpenStage@gmail.com

Canada Day artists CINDY ALEXANDER AND OFFSUIT

2-7 Offsuit is a Kitchener/St. George based rock n' roll band specializing in music that is recognizable to across generations. They play songs from legendary artists spanning four decades with which everyone is familiar, but avoid the songs that most cover bands have overdone.

From Guns n' Roses and Pink Floyd to The Monkees, The Eagles, even Huey Lewis and the News. The set is an eclectic blend of favourites suitable for all ages.

Cindy Alexander (of St. George) - Vocals
Steve Goodwin - Vocals, Guitar
Kevin Randall - Lead Guitar
Mike Koch - Bass
Barry Briere - Drums

For more information on upcoming shows, photos, etc. visit their website at: http://offsuitmusic.com/

Canada Day artist Jean St. Pierre - Tribute to Stompin' Tom

"STomPIERRE"
tribute to STOMPIN' TOM CONNORS

Jean St-Pierre goes by the stage name of "STomPIERRE." Originally from Ste-Perpétue, Québec, but now based in south-west Ontario, he is a bilingual French-English singer/songwriter specializing in a one-man tribute to Stompin Tom Connors. Beside entertaining festivals, fairs, clubs, hockey tournament parties and the likes, STomPIERRE is also available for indoor-outdoor special occasions like birthdays, anniversaries, family gatherings, special holidays, etc.

Visit his website at: http://www.stompintomtribute.com/

Canada Day saved by generous donations

Canada Day in St. George has been rescued thanks to generous donations by STARLITE HOMES LTD. (Jack Speelziek) and ANNSPEL HOLDINGS LTD. (Debby Speelziek). They responded to the front page article in the Brantford Expositor that ran on Wednesday. Many thanks to Jack and Debby and their companies for helping us keep all the entertainment and fun in place.

Canada Day 2009

CANADA DAY IN St. GEORGE
Wednesday July 1st , 2009

AFTERNOON EVENTS ON THE MAIN STREET:

Main Street Contests & Games (1 – 3 pm for kids and adults,
including best Canada Day hat & outfit, Sidewalk chalk art competition,
Hula Hoops and best decorated bike contest – prizes to be awarded!)

Music by Stompin’ Tom artist JEAN ST. PIERRE,

East-coast flavoured music by
DAVE JENSEN & FRIENDS

and great pop/rock favourites with
CINDY ALEXANDER & OFFSUIT.

Bring your lawnchairs to enjoy the music. Sound by Bower Audio.

Museum Open House; Displays & Sidewalk Sales

BBQ presented by the Downtown Merchants.


FORMAL CEREMONY AT THE CENOTAPH CORNER:
Starting at 4 pm

The Royal Canadian Legion, Br. 605 Colour Party.
Greetings & Speeches & Birthday Cake & refreshments!
Singing of “O Canada” &

Young bagpiper Kaitlyn Billing (from St. George-German School)


“FIRE & THUNDER”
FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR!

At approx. 10 pm (when it is good and dark) – at King William Park.

BRING YOUR LAWNCHAIRS!
(No other fireworks or sparklers allowed)
(Tentative raindate is Saturday July 4th)
Presented by the St. George Volunteer Firefighters.

Supported by the County of Brant.
Coordinated by the South Dumfries Historical Society.
Schedule of events subject to change,
check the SDHS website for updates
at www.southdumfrieshistoricalsociety.blogspot.com