The annual Canada Day celebrations in Fort St. James is searching for volunteers.
Every year the District of Fort St. James throws a day full of fun events for the entire family, from a parade to games in the park to the big helicopter drop for toys for the kids.
The National Historic Site also takes part, with free admission and special attractions, which last year included rides on a miniature train for the young ones.
This year there will be a few different additions, with Mel Chesnutt, the District of Fort St. James event planner working on horse-drawn wagon rides between Cottonwood Park and the National Historic Site, viewer’s choice voting for parade participants, a magician and a clown to wow the crowd and the return of the multicultural pot luck.
The multicultural pot luck will also include a talent competition, with live performances.
“Which I’m excited about and the mayor is very enthusiastic about,” said Chesnutt.
The magician stage performance is described as a “theatre-style illusion show” and will include snake petting, teleportation of pythons. Huggleberry the Clown and William the Magician will both be on hand, and they will be creating some balloon animals for young spectators as well.
There will also be a “dunk tank” which is being worked on jointly with the District and the College of New Caledonia welding class.
The tank will allow local officials and community members to volunteer to be dunked in the tank by the community and will be reusable at different events and as part of fundraisers for other causes in the community.
But the day will need at least 20 volunteers to come forward from the community to help make it happen.
Volunteers would only need to give one or two hours of their time to help make this big day another successful Canada Day for the entire community.
To sign up to volunteer or for more information, contact the District of Fort St. James office at 996-8233. Watch for details on a movie night on May 31 leading up to the Canada Day events as well, a hold-over from last year as the movie night in the park was rained out.