Niagara-on-the-Lake was the place to be this Canada Day weekend, with the streets of Old Town filled to the brim for all the holiday festivities.
This year’s Canada Day cake parade featured a “Willow Wonka” themed cake from Willow Cakes and Pastries, led down Queen Street by the Fort George Fife and Drum Corps.
Lord Mayor Gary Zalepa along with councillors Wendy Cheropita, Erwin Wiens and Gary Burroughs walked the parade route and helped divvy out the cake at Simcoe Park.
Dorothy Soo-Wiens walked the parade route and helped serve cake to the hundreds of people waiting for a slice.
Soo-Wiens said it was fabulous to celebrate Canada Day with NOTLers and visitors — and seeing how many people came out to enjoy the festivities.
“I cut four and a half trays of cake,” she said, laughing.
Soo-Wiens added that she felt an immense amount of pride the entire day.
“I’m so proud to be a Canadian, I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else,” she said.
When crowds started to part way from Simcoe Park, more fun was to be had at Fort George, which offered free admission for Canada Day.
Demonstrations and food for purchase started at 6:30 p.m. and the fort celebrated with fireworks at 10 p.m.
If that wasn’t quite your speed, Legion Branch 124 welcomed guests with food, fun and music until 8 p.m., with live music from the PubDaddy Blues Band.
