Entire community of Caledon celebrates Canada Day in style

Written By JULIA LLOYD

If you weren't wearing red on July 1 you definitely looked out of place. 

This past Canada Day weekend, Caledon was the place. The town hosted their annual Strawberry Festival on the Caledon fairgrounds and Caledon Canada Day at Albion Hills Conservatory to watch the fireworks. 

Caledon Strawberry Festival

If you like pancakes and strawberries then a day spent at Caledon's annual Strawberry Festival would have been the perfect match. 

There was a line so long the end wasn't anywhere in sight, but no one was bothered by the wait, people were just excited for freshly picked strawberries and pancakes. 

The event was free admission and for all ages. The fairgrounds had food trucks, BBQ, a dog show, birthday cake, all day strawberries, classic car show, and multiple vendors from the community. 

The car show caught the attention of a lot of people at the festival. Jamie Whitewood from Milton says he has been coming to the festival and participating in the classic car show for years. Whitewood owns a beautiful 1947 RMB Riley that was made in England. 

Another gentlemen by the name of Mike Kieley from Rockwood sat in the shade on Monday morning beside his 1972 Porsche. Kieley has lived in the Dufferin-Caledon for as long as he can remember and used to be the owner of 40 Porsches, but now only owns two. 

The fairgrounds had tons of activities for kids, including donkey rides, a craft show and a bouncy castle. 

Caledon Canada Day Festival: 

This year's Canada Day event was held at the Albion Hills Conservation Park to host the Caledon Canada Day Celebration. 

The event will feature a DJ, strolling entertainers, a fire show, tractor rides, and woodcarving, archery lessons, food trucks, a lemonade stand, and the best activity of all — watching the fireworks go off.  

As well, the conservation area also has a splash pad and swimming pool for everyone to enjoy. Parking and admission was free, thanks to a generous donation to the Rotary Club of Palgrave. 

The Caledon Agriculture Society put on the event with help from the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA). 

The TRCA is one of 46 conservation authorities in Ontario and was created to protect, conserve and restore natural resources and develops resilient communities through education.