Canadian Heritage has issued a call for volunteers to help with its role in this year’s Canada Day celebration.
Volunteers will be given various tasks that include handing out Canadian flags, managing crowds, helping people with special needs, and serving as information officers during the July 1 festivities at Parliament Hill and Major’s Hill Park in Ottawa and Jacques-Cartier Park in Gatineau.
Each year more than 500 volunteers help with Canada Day celebrations in the National Capital Region.
“With the 150th anniversary of Confederation coming up in 2017, we should all seize every opportunity to take part in the many festivities highlighting our Canadian identity and showcasing the best of Canada,” said Shelly Glover, minister of Canadian heritage and official languages, in a statement.
Anyone interested in volunteering should contact the Canadian Heritage Volunteer Centre at 819-956-2626 or benevoles.volunteers@pch.gc.ca.
