Salt Spring Island full of Canada Day fun

The Salt Spring Island Chamber of Commerce is confident a wider range of events and activities during this year?s Canada Day long weekend will have something special for people of all ages and interests.

The celebration kicks off well before the big day with the opening reception of the Fine Art Signature Showcase exhibit between 5 and 8 p.m. at ArtSpring on Friday, June 29.

Look for plenty of antique and classic cars throughout the Ganges area on Saturday, June 30 from 2:40 p.m. as drivers ?cruze? through Ganges, and ?do the loop? along Vesuvius Bay Road, Sunset Drive, North End and Beach roads, then Walkers Hook, Robinson and Upper Ganges roads.

People should keep those engines running for Saturday night?s nostalgic 1950s-styled sock hop dance at the Lions Hall at 8 p.m. Tickets for the event are $10 per person and the best-dressed dancer in 1950s-era costume will receive a wine basket.

Then on Sunday, July 1, the 11th annual Salt Spring Show and Shine classic car show runs at the hydro field off Rainbow Road from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is free to the event hosted by the Salt Spring Car Club in conjunction with the Chamber of Commerce. It?s also part of a multi-day classic car tour with stops in Sidney, Chemainus, Duncan and South Cowichan.

Canada Day also features a special edition Sunday market, live music and Saanich-Gulf Islands MP Elizabeth May cutting the cake along with local trustees Peter Grove and George Grams. People can try to guess the number of soccer balls inside the Honda Fit display car for a chance to win a floatplane trip to Vancouver aboard Harbour Air Seaplanes.

Look for a free program that includes a description of the fire department?s long-standing involvement with the familiar Canada Day fireworks display at Ganges Harbour. The pamphlet also includes information about the techniques used to time the blasts and create different colours.

Children can get a goodie bag, hot dogs, pop and cookies before Sunday night?s fireworks show at the Thrifty Foods Kidz Zone. The event, held at Rotary Park between 8 and 10 p.m., includes face painting, a kite-flying contest, outdoor games and many more activities to pass the time before the main event gets underway at Ganges Harbour at dusk.

For more information, visit www.saltspringchamber.com or stop by the Visitor Centre (121 Lower Ganges Rd.) to pick up a detailed program.

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