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2018 Labour Day events in your community!

2018 Labour Day events in your community!
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Labour Day events in Canada – September 3, 2018

NEWFOUNDLAND  and LABRADOR

Corner Brook
Family Fun Day BBQ, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Margaret Bowater Park
O'Connell Drive, Corner Brook

Grand Falls - Windsor
Parade, 10 a.m. - Noon
Main Street, Grand Falls Windsor

Labrador City
Family Fun Day, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
105 Hudson Drive, Labrador City

St. John's
Family Fun Day BBQ, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Techniplex,
39 Churchill Ave., Pleasantville

NOVA SCOTIA

Amherst
Community Day, Noon
Victoria Park
Victoria Park Street East, Amherst

Bridgewater
March & Picnic, 1:30 p.m.
King's Court
646 King Street, Bridgewater

Halifax
March, Rally, Picnic and Community Concert, 10:30 a.m.
Victora Park
Spring Garden Road, Halifax

Kentville
Labour Day Picnic, 11:00 a.m.
Park Street, Kentville

Yarmouth
BBQ, 11:00 a.m.
Frost Park
Main Street, Yarmouth

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

Charlottetown
BBQ, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Joe Ghiz Memorial Park

NEW BRUNSWICK

Bathurst
Parade & Picnic, 1:00 p.m.
Coronation Park
Munroe Street, Bathurst

Fredericton
BBQ, Noon - 4:00 p.m.
Officer's Square, Fredericton

Moncton
BBQ, Noon - 3:00 p.m. (Sunday, September 2)
Centennial Park, Moncton

Saint John
Parade & Picnic, Noon
Fire Fighters Hall and Fisher Lakes

ONTARIO

Barrie
Picnic, 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Sunnydale Park, Barrie

Brantford
Soap Box Derby and Fair, 7:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. (Soap Box Derby), Noon - 3:00 p.m. (Fair)
1 Icomm Drive, Brantford (between Colborne and Market St.)

Brampton
Picnic, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Gage Park, 45 Main St. N, Brampton

Brockville
Picnic, 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Hardy Park, Water St., Brockville

Chatham-Kent
BBQ, 11:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Kingston Park
91 Paxton Dr., Chatham

Cornwall
Picnic, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Lamoureux Park, Cornwall

Oshawa
Picnic, 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Memorial Park, Oshawa (Centre and John Streets)

Grey-Bruce
Parade & Picnic, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Home Hardware (Parade begins)
Goderich Street, Port Elgin

Guelph
Picnic, Noon - 3 p.m.
Riverside Park
709 Woolwich Street, Guelph

Hamilton
Parade & Picnic, 10:30 a.m.
Bay Front Park
200 Harbour Front Drive, Hamilton

Goderich
Parade & Picnic, 11:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
166 West St., Goderich

Kenora
Picnic, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Anicinabe Park, Kenora

Kingston
Picnic, 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
McBurney Park, Kingston

Lindsay
Picnic, 12:00 p.m. (Sunday, September 2)
Old Mill Park
16 Kent Street East, Lindsay

London
Picnic, Noon - 4:00 p.m.
Thames Park
Ridout Street, London

North Bay
Parade & BBQ, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Waterfront Park, North Bay

Orillia
Picnic, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Couchiching Park, Orillia

Ottawa
Parade & Picnic, Noon - 4:00 p.m.
McNabb Park, Ottawa

Peterborough
Picnic, Noon - 2:00 p.m.
Nicholls Oval Parkhill, Peterborough

Pembroke
Picnic, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Pembroke Marina
393 Pembroke St., Pembroke

Sarnia
Parade & BBQ, 11:30 a.m.
Sarnia Library, corner of Wellington & Christina

Sault Ste. Marie
BBQ , 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Roberta Bondar Pavillion
St. Mary's Drive, Sault Ste. Marie

Stratford
March & Picnic , Noon - 3:00 p.m.
Upper Queen's Park, Stratford

Sudbury
Picnic, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Bell Park, Sudbury

Thunder Bay
Picnic, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Current River Park, Thunder Bay

Timmins
Picnic, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
100 Lakeshore Rd., Timmins

Toronto
Parade, 9:30 a.m.
Southeast corner of Queen Street and University Avenue

Waterloo
Picnic, Noon - 4:00 p.m.
Waterloo Park
Westmount Rd., Waterloo

Windsor
Parade & Picnic, 10:00 a.m.
Fogolar Furlan Club
1800 N Service Rd, Windsor

MANITOBA

Brandon
Picnic, 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
UFCW Training Centre
530 Richmond Avenue E., Brandon

Dauphin
BBQ, 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Vermillion Park
214 2nd Avenue, Dauphin

Selkirk
BBQ, 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Selkirk Park, Picnic Area 1, Selkirk  

Thompson
BBQ, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
19 Elizabeth Drive, Thompson

Winnipeg
March & BBQ, 12:30 p.m.
Vimy Ridge Park, Winnipeg

SASKATCHEWAN

Moose Jaw
BBQ, 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Moose Jaw Union Centre
1402 Caribou Street West, Moose Jaw

Prince Albert
BBQ, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m
Prince Albert Union Centre
107 8th St E, Prince Albert

Regina
Picnic, 11:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Wascana Park
2900 Wascana Dr, Regina

Saskatoon
Picnic, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Victoria Park

ALBERTA

Edmonton
BBQ and Live Entertainment, 11:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Gionvanni Caboto Park
9425 109A Avenue NW, Edmonton

Lethbridge
Event, 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Kinsmen Park
1009 - 9 Ave S, Lethbridge

Medicine Hat
BBQ, 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
580-1 St. SE, Medicine Hat

Red Deer
BBQ and Live Entertainment, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
51 Street (between 49 Ave. and 50 Ave.), Red Deer

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES

Yellowknife
TBA

BRITISH COLUMBIA

Abbotsford
Picnic, 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Mill Lake Park, Abbotsford

Black Creek
Picnic, Noon - 3:00 p.m.
Halbe Hall
8369 North Island Highway, Black Creek

Cranbrook
Picnic, 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Rotary Park, Cranbrook
34 10 Ave S, Cranbrook

Gibsons
Picnic, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Dougall Park, Gibsons

Kamloops
Picnic, 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
McDonald Park
501 McDonald Avenue, Kamloops

Kelowna
Picnic, Noon - 3:00 p.m.
Mission Creek Regional Park
2363 Springfield Road, Kelowna

Prince George
Picnic, 10:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Civic Plaza
808 Civic Plaza, Prince George

Surrey
Picnic, 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Holland Park
13428 Old Yale Road, Surrey

Vancouver
Fair, 10:00 a.m.
The Fair at the PNE

Victoria
Labour Day Event, 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
B.C. Legislative Building501 Belleville St, Victoria

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