Celebrate Canada Day together

Enjoy the Canada Day Parade – safely – on July 1 at 10:30 a.m.

Canada Day is right around the corner and there are lots of great community events and activities happening on July 1 for you and your family to enjoy.

Parade route and safety

The Canada Day Parade starts at 10:30 a.m. at the corner of Main St. and Franklin Ave. After heading south on Franklin Ave., the parade will end at the corner of Riedel St. and Clearwater Dr. 

When viewing the parade, remember to stay on the sidewalk and behind any barricades.

Please follow instructions from officials and volunteers and refrain from crossing the road once it’s been closed. After the parade, please be patient and wait for the road to reopen.

Sensory-friendly parade experience is back

Main Street is designated as a Sensory Friendly Block from 10:15 to 10:30 a.m. for those in need of a quieter, calmer parade experience. During this time, floats and walking groups will turn off their music and sirens.

Canada Day events throughout the community

There are lots of ways to celebrate Canada Day this year!

MacDonald Island Park will host a weekend of free family fun for Canada Day. Visit the SMS Equipment Stadium at Shell Place on June 30 and July 1 for a variety of activities, including:

• Free Community Concert and Syncrude Fireworks (June 30)
• Gabby’s Dollhouse Live Show (July 1)
• Face painting, bouncy castles, an obstacle course and more!

Learn more at macdonaldisland.ca.

Fort McMurray Heritage Village and Heritage Shipyard will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with free admission! Heritage Village will also be hosting a vendor market.

Learn more at fmheritage.com.

The Multicultural Association of Wood Buffalo is providing a free pancake breakfast and scavenger hunt at kiyām Community Park from 8 to 10 a.m. on July 1.

Learn more at mcawb.org.

We acknowledge with gratitude that the land on which we live, work and play is Treaty 8 territory, the traditional and ancestral land of the Cree, Dene and the unceded territory of the Métis.

Let's celebrate Canada Day in a way that unites us as a community, while reflecting on the shared history of the country.

Learn more at rmwb.ca/CanadaDay.

Temporary lane and road closures

Plan your route ahead with the following lane and road closures:

• One side of Clearwater Dr. from Main St. to Riedel St. will be temporarily closed for float marshaling from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Two-way traffic will remain available in the other lane.
• Access to Clearwater Dr. from Hardin. St. and Father Mercredi St. will be temporarily closed from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Please use a different access point for Clearwater Dr.
• Main St. from Clearwater Dr. to MacDonald Ave. will be temporarily closed from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
• Franklin Ave. from Morrison St. to Alberta Dr. will be temporarily closed from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
• Riedel St. from Franklin Ave. to Clearwater Dr. will be temporarily closed from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Intersections will reopen as the parade passes. 

RMWB Transit detours

Temporary transit detours will be in place between 6 a.m. and 1 p.m. for Route 11.

Main Street Terminal will also be closed. RMWB Transit will stage along MacDonald Ave. between Hardin St. and Morrison St. during this time.

Plan ahead at rmwb.ca/transit.