Optimist Canada Day

Optimist Canada Day is a free admission event starting with breakfast at 8:00am (nominal fee), official ceremonies, live entertainment all day, closing with fireworks at dusk. Schedule of Events July 1, Optimist Canada Day 2011, Diefenbaker Park 8:00 am to 10:30 Pancake Breakfast $8/person Saskatoon Hilltops 9:30 am North Saskatchewan Pipes N Drums 10:00 am Official Ceremonies for the Province of Saskatchewan His Honour, Dr. Gordon Barnhart, Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan Government of Canada, Honorable Lynn Yelich, MP Brad Trost MP Kelly Block Province of Saskatchewan, Honorable Don Morgan City of Saskatoon, His Worship Mayor Don Atchison, Représentative of La Fédération des Francophones de Saskatoon Optimist Club of Saskatoon, Brad Sylvester Canada Day Celebration Cake by Canada Safeway (Cake is 4 feet by 8 feet, serves a thousand) Moment of Silence, Representative Canadian Forces Reaffirmation of Citizenship Ceremony 11:00 to 2:00 Saskatchewan Intercultural Association 2:15 to 3:15 Zachary Lucky 3:30 to 4:30 The Magic Band 4:45 to 5:45 Stephen Maguire Project 6:15 to 7:30 The Gutterdogs 7:45 to 9:00 Harreson James Project 9:15 to 10:30 The Gong Show Dusk OPTIMIST CLUB OF SASKATOON Fireworks Other items of interest in the park Beverage Garden, operated by the Saskatoon Hilltops Football Club, Food, Amusements, Rides, Stock Car display, Display by Fire and Protective Services, Canadian Forces, MD Ambulance, Flags, Pins, FUN FUN FUN! Scouts Canada (Saskatoon section) will be on hand to help distribute Flags