Lots happening in London, Ont. this Canada Day long weekend
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Amidst fireworks and festivals, Friday's Canada Day celebrations in London, Ont., will also mark the return of the Turtle Island Healing Walk through London's downtown core.
Following two years of events subdued by the COVID-19 pandemic, Londoners will be marking this Canada Day with fireworks and festivities.
980 CFPL has compiled some of the events taking place in the city this Friday and throughout the long weekend, including downtown markets and Canada Day picnics.
Friday will also see the return of the Turtle Island Healing Walk in the downtown core to honour the Indigenous children who died and suffered abuse in Canada’s residential school system.
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Fireworks will be making a triumphant return to London’s Harris Park this Friday for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020.
The free fireworks display, presented by the City of London, will begin at 10 p.m. in the park along the Thames.
Those heading downtown are encouraged to park at one of the municipal lots near Harris Park.
It’s not the only fireworks display taking place in the city, however.
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