Hundreds came out for Parc-Ex Canada Day Celebration. While some neighbourhoods decided to cancel their festivities, Parc-exers gathered on Gare Jean-Talon Parc as planned.

It’s Canada’s biggest party with multicultural Canadian communities in Parc-Extension, Montreal. Thousands of people attended with their children dressed in red and white come on the lawns of the Place de Jean-Talon Station in front of Provigo, a super market near station Parc, on Monday July 1st to celebrate the 152nd Canada Day.

Flags of Canada floated as the local community sang the Canadian national anthem with the presence of many children.

For the 15th time organized by the National Council of Bangladeshi-Canadians (NBCC), Canada Day at Gare de la Jean Talon Parc on Parc station began around noon until 10 pm. There was music with free barbecue and 2 Canada Day themed cakes made by Provigo’s bakers. The cakes were cut by Ms. Samiha Hossain, Youth Ambassador of NBCC, Ms. Grace Go, volunteer and longtime resident of Parc-Extension, Ms. Rose Clermont-Petit and Ms. Rana Sayeh, the assistants of the Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau, MP of Papineau and Prime Minister of Canada, as well as volunteers, seniors and children who were present at the event.

It is a chance for us to show our pride and the origins of Canadian history to our generation of Canadians and the bridge link from the present to the future to unite multicultural and Canadian communities.

Host organization of Parc-Extension Canada Day Celebration-2019, the National Bangladeshi-Canadian Council was honored to receive a message from the Right Hon. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada and Member of Parliament for Papineau, to congratulate the organization’s efforts to the local community in Parc-Extension and to highlight Parc-Extension Canada Day Celebration-2018.

The performances were South Asian singing and dancing by Sargam Music School students, who sang the bilingual Canadian National Anthem. There was bhangra dance and Bangladeshi dance by Sriti Alexsin. Katyaoni Dance Group, Bollywood Blast, Jiva, Marcella, and many others, delivered a performance full of songs from several languages. Young participants were “happy to celebrate Canada Day” with their friends and families, creating fun memories.

Monir Hossain, President of NBCC and Coordinator of Canada Day Celebration at Parc-Ex – 2019, told the audience, “The event wants to integrate Canadian and multicultural communities into Canada’s social and cultural systems. “

He also said that “it is for children” and indeed, children were the central force of the community as they have a role in the future as Canadian citizens. parents who came to the celebration for the first time said it was “new and exciting” and parents were “happy country”.

The National Bangladeshi-Canadian Council wishes to thank its sponsors and administration. This would not have been possible without the help of our sponsors and especially the help of our community. We would like to thank our sponsors: the Government of Canada, Canadian Heritage, Immigration, Refugees and Citizens Canada, Loisirs du Parc, Ville de Montréal, Villeray – Saint-Michel – Parc Extension, Provigo, Pharmacy Dimitra Alevetsovitis and Wissam el-Chayeb Inc. We would like to thank the local media community: Parc-Extension Nouvelles, Somoy Tv Montreal and Nawa Pakistan. We want to thank our artists and volunteers. Our special and final thanks to the local community of Parc-Extension who supported the realization of this event and will continue to do so in the future for our upcoming events. The coordinator says their goal is to make a bigger celebration next year.