July 1, Wed: Canada Day Celebration. Downtown Squamish, 10:30 am – 11:00 pm. The local events are geared up to be the year’s most anticipated celebration as the Downtown Squamish Business Improvement Association (DSBIA) presents Canada Day Celebration at Pavilion Park. This year’s festivities include the Legion parade at 10:30 am who will patriotically march from the charming Howe Sound Inn to the stoic Municipal War Memorial where at 11:00 am there will a flag-raising ceremony followed by good old birthday cake. Throughout the day there will be events and activities for all: The dog agility at Stan Clarke Park, a Family Fun Carnival for the kids ($5.00), a Gymnastics Demonstration, and the Farmer's Market will be open as well! Music events start at 4:00 pm with a special interactive musical experience performed by Shé, followed by Streetlight, a dancy guitar-pop band from Vancouver. Finally, to cap the night, will be the breath-taking fireworks display. Kris Keyes, the events pyrotechnician extraordinaire is working alongside his lovely lady friend, and promises a new and unique display of fireworks choreography that will finish off Canada Day with a very satisfying bang. Food vendors will be on-site throughout the day and the ever-popular beer garden will start flowing beer at 5:00 pm.

July 1, Wed: Canada Day – Red & White Party. Nexen Beach, 7:00 – 11:00 pm. Trinity Romance Shop and Ultimate Promotions are bringing you what you've all been craving. After every James Bondage we get asked when's the next one? Well it's here! Bubbling out of the national ether we've designed a party unlike Squamish has ever seen. A 4 hr cruise leaving from Nexen beach at 7:00 pm, complete with thumping D.J's light shows, and a water borne view of the best Canada Day fireworks display in the lower mainland and sea-to-sky corridor. Tickets- On sale June 1st $60.00. Must be 19+ and show 2 pieces of ID.

July 1, Wed: Art at the Market. Squamish Arts Council Building, 11:00 am – 7:00 pm. The Art at the Market gallery is a group exhibition by VISUALS (held on three separate days this summer). Enjoy an exciting array of paintings, photography, pottery, stained glass, jewelry and more. Entry is absolutely free. Come to simply view an eclectic collection of fine art. You may also discover pieces that will transform your home or office (suitable for all tastes and budgets). And remember to vote for your favourite item on display in our People's Choice Draw for a chance to win art donated by one of our artists. VISUALS will also be selling fundraiser tickets to help support our programs. Win an original ceramic bowl created by Jan Phelan (valued at $900). The gallery is at the Squamish Arts Council Building in the park at 37950 Cleveland Avenue and is (wo)manned by the artists showing that day. Don’t miss the unique chance to meet the artists in one of Canada ’s top creative spots.

July 3, Fri: BC Bike Race Stage 6: Squamish. Garibaldi Highlands, 9:00 am. Day 6 gives racers a serious taste of the very best singletrack for which Squamish is renowned! Today's route is an incredible combination of two legendary race courses: the famous Test of Metal and very fun Gear Jammer. By blending the two courses we were able to cover the entire valley! The day will start with a neutral roll out, then a gentle climb from Base Camp up to Garibaldi Highlands where we will start racing.

July 4, Sat: A BAG of Summer Theatre. Brackendale Art Galley, 8:00 pm. 'A Kind of Alaska', by Harold Pinter, Directed by Carla Fuhre for Between Shifts Theatre. With Kathy Daniels, Winner of Best Actress, North Shore Zone Festival, Susan Hutchinson, and Skai Stevenson.

July 4, Sat: Squamish Farmer's Market. Downtown Cleveland Ave, next to the Pavilion Park. 10:00 am – 3:00 pm. Come for the Produce, Artisans, Honey, Maple Syrup, Preserves, Jewelry and so much more! Open Every Saturday until October.

July 5, Sun: Grassroots Jam at the BAG. Brackendale Art Gallery, 7:30 – 1:00 pm. Grassroots Jam is held on the first Sunday of every Month, and everyone is welcome! Come enjoy an evening of local talent. Regulars include: Carolyn Grass, Rick Morgan, Rita Kyle, Andy & Jim, Joe, and more...

July 5, Sun: Mitzi For a Month of Sundays. Brackendale Art Gallery, 3:00 pm. Mitzi for a month of Sundays, Exhibiting her digital Dream Variations. Mitzi Kanee will be in attendance every Sunday afternoon during July to discuss her exhibition of recent inkjet works on canvas. For more info, call Mitzi at 604 685 2432.

July 5, Sun: Squamish Triathlon: A Memorial to Bob McIntosh. Don Ross Secondary School, 9:00 am. An Olympic Distance Event: 1500 m swim, 37 km bike ride, and 10 km run. The Squamish Triathlon is in memory of local triathlete Bob McIntosh. The triathlon was conceived as a community event to celebrate his life. He had a passion for triathlon and competed across Canada and the western United States. After his untimely death in 1997 this same group of friends began the process of bringing this dream to reality. The inaugural “Squamish Triathlon – A Memorial to Bob McIntosh” was launched in 1998 with over 200 individual entries and 51 relay teams. This year’s triathlon will be the 10th annual and its popularity as a quality race continues to climb. Every year since 2004 the event has sold out and it is anticipated to do so again this year. An annual scholarship was created to assist a Squamish student who has demonstrated abilities in academics, athletics and citizenship. Each year the net proceeds of the triathlon are donated to the Robert W. McIntosh Scholarship Fund. Initially the fund was awarding a $1,000 scholarship to an individual each year and in 2002 this was increased to provide for two recipients each year. In 2004 and 2005, because of special circumstances, three were awarded.

July 5, Mon: Reel Matinée. Squamish Adventure Centre, 1:00 pm. Today's Movie: Champions of the Wild: Whales. 2009, 99 min 42 s. Tickets $7.00. A compilation of four episodes of the series Champions of the Wild that focusses on the efforts to save endangered sea creatures. Contains: Humpbacks (25 min. 28 sec.): Dr. Jim Darling's studies of the humpback may help this threatened whale; St. Lawrence River Belugas (23 min. 28 sec.): Robert Michaud runs a research centre to help save the beluga whales of the Gulf of St. Lawrence; Orcas (25 min. 24 sec.): A radical researcher, activist and visionary, Dr. Paul Spong believes orcas can be understood only in the wild. He and his crew of volunteers from around the world follow whales with cameras and a network of underwater microphones, monitoring their amazing behaviour; Right Whales (25 min. 22 sec.): Dr. Moira Brown and Deborah Tobin are combining research, public education and lobbying to make the North Atlantic safer for right whales. Directors: Anthony Perzel; Christian Bruyère; Chris Aikenhead (Orcas and Right Whales).

July 11 & 12, Sat & Sun: 2nd Annual Steamfest. For the 2nd year, the West Coast Railway Heritage Park will play host to its unique Steamfest. On July 11 & 12, to mark the Park’s 15 Anniversary, Steamfest will bring a variety of rare, one-a-kind trains, planes, and automobiles to thrill adults and children alike. A new addition to the Stanley Steamer, steam tractors, the famous Royal Hudson, and more, will be the Sopwith Camel aeroplane, courtesy of the Langley Museum of Flight. The Park’s vintage cars, the garden railway and the model railway will offer exciting dimensions to this day of fun. This, coupled with the unveiling of a new steam exhibit in the station and live entertainment, is sure to please the whole family. Thanks to our friends at the B.C. Museum of Mining, children will be able to pan for gold in our kids entertainment area. Doors open at 9:00 am. Tickets are available at the Park or through Ticketweb. Adults $20.00 and children under 12 are $10.00. This sure-to-please event was popular last year, and won’t disappoint, so bring the whole family for a day of entertaining fun.

July 12, Sun: Reel Matinée. Squamish Adventure Centre, 1:00 pm. Tickets $7.00. Alanis Obomsawin – The Collection: 270 Years of Resistance (multi-part series) The camera of Alanis Obomsawin does not simply see. It speaks. And it listens. What it hears are North America's First Peoples – the Aboriginal voices so often cast aside and overlooked within official history. Kanehsatake – 270 Years of Resistance. 1993, 119 min 14 s. Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance On a hot July day in 1990, an historic confrontation propelled Native issues in Kanehsatake and the village of Oka, Québec, into the international spotlight and into the Canadian conscience. Director Alanis Obomsawin endured 78 nerve-wracking days and nights filming the armed stand-off between the Mohawks, the Québec police and the Canadian army. A powerful feature-documentary emerges that takes you right into the action of an age-old aboriginal struggle. The result is a portrait of the people behind the barricades, providing insight into the Mohawks' unyielding determination to protect their land. Director: Alanis Obomsawin.

July 19, Sun: Reel Matinée. Squamish Adventure Centre, 1:00 pm. Tickets $7.00. Today's Movie: My Name is Kahentiiosta & Spudwrench - Kahnawake Man. 87 min 30 s, Production years: 1995 & 1997. My Name is Kahentiiosta: Arrested after the 78-day armed standoff during the 1990 Oka crisis, Kahentiiosta, a young Kahnawake Mohawk woman proud of her centuries-old heritage, is detained four days longer than the other women. Her crime? The prosecutor representing the Quebec government will not accept her aboriginal name. From the perspective of Kahentiiosta, we witness the arrest and detention of those who withdrew to the Treatment Centre after the Canadian Army advanced, and we learn why Kahentiiosta was prepared to die to protect the land and trees sacred to the Mohawk people of Kanehsatake. Director: Alanis Obomsawin (1995, 29 min 50 s). Spudwrench – Kahnawake Man: Meet Randy Horne, high steel worker from the Mohawk community of Kahnawake, near Montreal. As a defender of his people's culture and traditions, he was known as "Spudwrench" during the 1990 Oka crisis. Horne was behind the barricades, resisting the efforts of the municipality of Oka to expand a golf course onto sacred Mohawk land. Horne is one of many Mohawk high steel workers who have travelled the continent, working on some of the world's tallest buildings – but have never lost touch with their roots. Spudwrench - Kahnawake Man is both a portrait of Horne and the generations of daring Mohawk construction workers that have preceded him, and a unique look behind the barricades at one man's impassioned defence of sacred territory. The third film in Alanis Obomsawin's series on the events of 1990. Director: Alanis Obomsawin (1997, 57 min 40 s).

July 26, Sun: Reel Matinée. Squamish Adventure Centre, 1:00 pm. Tickets $7.00. Today's Movie: Rocks at Whiskey Trench. 2000, 105 min 6 s. On August 28, 1990, a convoy of 75 cars left the Mohawk community of Kahnawake and crossed Montreal's Mercier Bridge – straight into an angry mob that pelted the vehicles with rocks. The targets of this violence were Mohawk women, children and elders leaving Kahnawake, in fear of a possible advance by the Canadian army. In Rocks at Whiskey Trench, Mohawks remember the terror as windows shattered around them. Police had orders not to arrest anyone – and though they stood by during the rock-throwing, they were able to prevent the mob from reaching the cars and attacking their occupants. This video is the fourth in Alanis Obomsawin's landmark series on the Mohawk rebellions that shook Canada in 1990. A painstakingly researched social document, the film looks back at the events surrounding the August 28 attack, and delves into the history of Kahnawake and the consequences of the appropriation of land that have shrunk its territory by more than two-thirds over the last 300 years. Time and healing circles have helped close the wounds, but it will take much longer for Kahnawake residents to forgive and forget. Director: Alanis Obomsawin.