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What are we really celebrating on Canada Day?

In this episode of Skookum Kid's Stories, Peter and his American Eskimo dog Gracie spend Canada Day in Parksville, starting with maple leaf pancakes at home in Coombs before heading to the waterfront for the town's parade. Along the way, Peter asks his parents what Canada Day is really about, and learns that it marks the day Canada's colonies joined together as one country in 1867, while also honouring the many different communities and peoples whose stories stretch back long before that. Between bagpipes, a giant curling rock float, a costumed beaver Gracie is deeply suspicious of, and a parkside sing-along under the stars, Peter discovers that Canada Day isn't just one story, but a whole pile of stories happening together. This warm, funny episode is a lovely way for families to talk about community, belonging, and what it means to celebrate where you live, all wrapped up in a classic small-town Vancouver Island summer evening.

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