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Canada Day In Raven Country!

Thursday, June 30, 2022 at 9:16 AM

By Meg Polson

Canada Day events will be taking place today and tomorrow in our listening area.

Canada Day events will be taking place today and tomorrow in our listening area.

In Campbell River, enjoy a salmon barbeque and live music this evening in Spirit Square, and a car show at Tyee Chevrolet downtown, and Canada Day committee chair Carol Chapman says tomorrow will be a day full of fun events for the entire family, including a pancake breakfast, live music, huck fin small fry fishing derby, street festivals, dance parties, markets, salmon barbeque, parade, festival of lights & more.

In the Comox Valley, the 'Night Before' Concert will take place tonight, featuring Juno award winner George Leach and others in and around Lewis Park in Downtown Courtenay. Courtenay Mayor Bob Wells, says a jam-packed day to celebrate Canada is also in store for the Comox Valley tomorrow, including the Kin Club pancake breakfast, 5th street mile, Canada Day parade, 19 Wing Comox fly by, live music with Fred Penner & others, kids bike draw & much more.

Most events are free to attend, for details on Canada Day in Campbell River, go to https://campbellrivercanadaday.ca/

For details on Canada Day in Courtenay, go to https://www.courtenay.ca/EN/main/canada-day.html

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