PHOTOS: Celebrating Canada Day together in Hope

Kids enjoyed taking turns on inflatables at 6th Ave. Park in Hope as part of the Canada Day celebrations. (Jessica Peters/Hope Standard)Kids enjoyed taking turns on inflatables at 6th Ave. Park in Hope as part of the Canada Day celebrations. (Jessica Peters/Hope Standard)
A man sits by a barn find restoration, a 1953 Packard Clipper at the Hope Canada Day Car Show and Shine. More Canada Day photos on page A4. (Jessica Peters/Hope Standard)A man sits by a barn find restoration, a 1953 Packard Clipper at the Hope Canada Day Car Show and Shine. More Canada Day photos on page A4. (Jessica Peters/Hope Standard)
Visitors to the Hope Canada Day Car Show and Shine enjoyed the grass and relaxed atmosphere through the day. (Jessica Peters/Hope Standard)Visitors to the Hope Canada Day Car Show and Shine enjoyed the grass and relaxed atmosphere through the day. (Jessica Peters/Hope Standard)
Kids took turns jumping into a wooden model of a 1965 Plymouth Fury, a mini version entered by Felix Ouellet that looks quite like the actual Fury beside it, entered by family members. (Jessica Peters/Hope Standard)Kids took turns jumping into a wooden model of a 1965 Plymouth Fury, a mini version entered by Felix Ouellet that looks quite like the actual Fury beside it, entered by family members. (Jessica Peters/Hope Standard)
A small pair of saddles shoes, popular in the 1950s and ’60s, sits in the back of a classic car at the Hope Canada Day Car Show and Shine. (Jessica Peters/Hope Standard)A small pair of saddles shoes, popular in the 1950s and ’60s, sits in the back of a classic car at the Hope Canada Day Car Show and Shine. (Jessica Peters/Hope Standard)
There were about 200 cars on display at the Hope Canada Day Car Show and Shine. (Jessica Peters/Hope Standard)There were about 200 cars on display at the Hope Canada Day Car Show and Shine. (Jessica Peters/Hope Standard)
Lauren Webb sang her heart out on Canada Day on the main stage in Hope’s Memorial Park. (Jessica Peters/Hope Standard)Lauren Webb sang her heart out on Canada Day on the main stage in Hope’s Memorial Park. (Jessica Peters/Hope Standard)
Staff at Buy-Low Foods were all smiles as they handed out slices of Canada Day cake and served up root beer floats. (Jessica Peters/Hope Standard)Staff at Buy-Low Foods were all smiles as they handed out slices of Canada Day cake and served up root beer floats. (Jessica Peters/Hope Standard)
Kids lined up for face painting, temporary tattoos and balloon animals under a shady tent at 6th Ave. Park in Hope on Canada Day. (Jessica Peters/Hope Standard)Kids lined up for face painting, temporary tattoos and balloon animals under a shady tent at 6th Ave. Park in Hope on Canada Day. (Jessica Peters/Hope Standard)
A young girl closes her eyes and waits patiently as a volunteer paints her face as a butterfly at a Canada Day event in Hope. (Jessica Peters/Hope Standard)A young girl closes her eyes and waits patiently as a volunteer paints her face as a butterfly at a Canada Day event in Hope. (Jessica Peters/Hope Standard)
Lake of the Woods is always a cool spot to get some relief from the hot weather, if you can find a place to park and then to sit, like these people did on Canada Day. (Jessica Peters/Hope Standard)
A Canada Day Car Show filled Memorial Park in Hope on Friday, with about 200 cars turning out to gleam in the sun. (Jessica Peters/Hope Standard)
A Canada Day Car Show filled Memorial Park in Hope on Friday, with about 200 cars turning out to gleam in the sun. (Jessica Peters/Hope Standard)

Canada Day was a busy one in Hope in 2022.

After two years of having celebrations curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s activities took place from one of town to the other.

Here are a few photos from the day. Any time you have a photo of the community you would like to share, email it with some details to news@hopestandard.com.

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