The Hamilton Spectator

Canada Day celebratio­ns across Hamilton

- THE HAMILTON SPECTATOR

Hamiltonia­ns came out in droves for Canada Day celebratio­ns on Saturday.

The Ottawa Street BIA hosted a Canada Day themed event on Ottawa Street with free cake and entertainm­ent in the parkette.

Across town, the Regimental Band of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry Band and the Argyll and Sutherland Highlander­s Pipes and Drums performed out front of Dundurn Castle.

And Bayfront Park was host to a number of events, culminatin­g in fireworks over the harbour set to an orchestral arrangemen­t performed live by Maestro Boris Brott and the National Academy Orchestra of Canada.

For more Canada Day pictures see thespec.com

?? PHOTOS BY GARY YOKOYAMA, THE HAMILTON SPECTATOR ?? Spectators were treated to a spectacula­r fireworks show over the harbour.
PHOTOS BY GARY YOKOYAMA, THE HAMILTON SPECTATOR Spectators were treated to a spectacula­r fireworks show over the harbour.
?? ?? The MacLeod of Lewis Highland Dancers from Burlington perform a selection of highland dances.
The MacLeod of Lewis Highland Dancers from Burlington perform a selection of highland dances.
?? ?? Above: Canada Day’s mid-afternoon crowds at Bayfront Park ran for cover after a series of downpours.
Above: Canada Day’s mid-afternoon crowds at Bayfront Park ran for cover after a series of downpours.
?? ?? Texting in the Canadian Multicultu­ral Exchange tent for the Francophon­e community.
Texting in the Canadian Multicultu­ral Exchange tent for the Francophon­e community.
?? ?? Joanna Sawiak and her children Emilia, 4, and Daniel, 15 months, take advantage of a perfect frame for a Canada Day picture.
Joanna Sawiak and her children Emilia, 4, and Daniel, 15 months, take advantage of a perfect frame for a Canada Day picture.
?? ?? Argyll and Sutherland Highlander­s Pipes and Drums perform in front of Dundurn Castle.
Argyll and Sutherland Highlander­s Pipes and Drums perform in front of Dundurn Castle.

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