Get ready to party 鈥� virtually 鈥� as the events, festivals and fireworks usually experienced in person on sa国际传媒 Day go online and on TV.
The COVID-19 pandemic and the need for social distancing has led to cancellation of all the usual community events in Victoria and across the country. There will be online events instead.
The federal government is hosting daytime and evening events with live entertainment by Canadian artists, followed by fireworks.
During the day, join Serena Ryder and Pierre-Yves Lord on a trip to meet artists from Yellowknife, Calgary, Winnipeg, Sudbury, Montr茅al, Qu茅bec City and Moncton.
The evening show features Ryder and Lord hosting original artistic collaborations from all over the country with stops in Halifax, Toronto and Vancouver. Artists include Alanis Morissette, Avril Lavigne and Sarah McLachlan.
The day ends with a 鈥済reatest hits鈥� montage of previous fireworks over Parliament Hill.
The daytime show runs 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday, while the evening show starts at 8 p.m., followed by the fireworks at 10 p.m. The program can be found on CBC and Radio-sa国际传媒 as well as on CPAC and Canadian Heritage鈥檚 digital platforms. Go to for more details.
In Victoria, the city has put together Victoria鈥檚 sa国际传媒 Day, a one-hour virtual celebration.
Musical performances will be interspersed with crowd-sourced content throughout the show.
The show will have members of Pacific Opera Victoria performing Pop Up Opera, featuring a soloist or duet accompanied by recorded tracks created by pianist Robert Holliston.
Fireworks 鈥� with video from a past Symphony Splash 鈥� close off the evening.
The one-hour broadcast will be available starting at 7 p.m. on , the City of Victoria鈥檚 and CHEK TV.
The pandemic has meant the cancellation of the Gorge sa国际传媒 Day picnic, but residents are being encouraged to celebrate in their own way. : Decorate your deck or patio, chalk your front walk, host a backyard barbecue, go for a hike or picnic, or join in for a region-wide O sa国际传媒 sing-along at 7 p.m.
Nanaimo residents are also being encouraged to . Ambassadors will be on site at four parks demonstrating random acts of kindness and handing out sa国际传媒 Day-themed items.
The ambassadors will be travelling throughout Bowen, Maffeo Sutton, Westwood Lake and Neck Point Park.
In Sidney, the Mary Winspear Centre is hosting an online event with local performers, a flag ceremony, messages from the community and a look back at past Sidney sa国际传媒 Days.
The event starts streaming at 3聽p.m. at .
For those with an artistic streak 鈥� or those who wish they had one 鈥� the Bateman Foundation is giving away free sketchbooks as it launches a new project, Bateman鈥檚 Sketch Across sa国际传媒, at the Bateman Gallery of Nature.
The national campaign encourages people to take the time to stop, look and sketch nature. The foundation鈥檚 core belief is that sketching nature promotes knowledge, understanding and connection to our environment. Sketching can also be a useful tool for managing anxiety and depression, it says.
The foundation will distribute 33,000 sketchbooks for free to community centres across sa国际传媒.
People can collect their free sketchbook from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday at the Bateman Gallery of Nature, 470 Belleville St.
> What are your sa国际传媒 Day plans? Send a photo of how you're celebrating along with a short description to [email protected]. Be sure to put sa国际传媒 Day in the subject line, and include your first and last name and the community where you live. We'll share some of our favourites in the paper and online.
