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This is getting ridicules.
Ontario might will just cancel the holiday.
Penticton joins Victoria in cancelling Canada Day activities
Ontario might will just cancel the holiday.
Penticton joins Victoria in cancelling Canada Day activities
"When we heard what happened in Kamloops and they found the 215 unmarked graves of those children, we thought it was appropriate to hold back and wait to see what the federal government was going to announce," said Mayor John Vassilak about the announcement made Friday.
Vassilak said the city, which has more than 33,000 residents, was looking for direction from Ottawa over cancelling events. So far the federal government has not announced any plans to cancel national celebrations
Vassilak says Victoria's decision to cancel celebrations helped them follow suit.
"It did help when we knew our capital city cancelled it. So that's a good sign for the rest of the province to follow," he said.