The Canadian community has issued an invitation to all Taiwanese and people of other nationalities to join the fun and entertainment at Celebration Canada, an annual outdoor party at the beginning of the summer that is to be held at a new location in Taipei this year.
The event is to take place on June 29, the weekend preceding Canada’s national day on July 1, on the grassy lawns of Huashan Creative Park (華山文創園區), former Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan (CCCT) chairman Jean-Christoph Guedon told a news conference yesterday.
This year’s event, from 11am to 9pm, is also to raise awareness about healthy eating and living, on the combined theme of “Stroll Life Festival” in cooperation with the Formosa Cancer Foundation, and there would be sponsored activities and fundraising for the foundation through the sale of tote bags “filled with goodies,” Guedon said.
Photo: Chang Chia-ming, Taipei Times
As in past years, people are welcome to join Celebrate Canada where there would be a bouncy castle for the children, entertainment by live bands and DJs, and also specialty food and drinks for sale, such as poutine and Canadian-brand beer, as well as a flea market, he said.
There would also be booths run by sponsors and Canadian companies, an education exhibition for healthy lifestyles and cancer prevention, a raffle with a top prize of one round-trip ticket from Taipei to Canada, provided by EVA Airways, and many other prizes such as vouchers offered by local restaurants, he added.
Canadians in Taiwan invite everybody to celebrate and enjoy great food, entertainment and fun activities for the whole family, the CCCT said, adding that DJ Marcus and Friends, Famous & Two Tons of Fun, the Muddy Basin Ramblers, Dog’s Bollocks, The Rockits and other performers are scheduled to perform.
“This event in Taiwan is the largest to celebrate Canada’s national day in Asia, with over 9,000 participants every year,” Guedon said.
“It is also rumored to be the largest gathering of Canadians for national day outside of Canada,” he said.
Canadian Representative to Taiwan Jim Nickel told reporters that the Canadian government would send more naval ships to transit through the Taiwan Strait this year, to help maintain regional peace and stability, while adding that Canadian members of parliament have groups with an active interest in Taiwan and they are planning more trips to Taiwan in the coming months.
The event’s main organizers are the CCCT in partnership with the Canadian Trade Office in Taipei supported by the Taipei City Government.
It is being sponsored by TSC Experimental Education, quantum computers business BTQ, TECO Electric & Machinery Co, Joyear Group, MIT English Learning Centers, Manulife and EVA Airways, among others.
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