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TRAFFIC: Thursday events will cause road closures in downtown Victoria – Oak Bay News

TRAFFIC: Thursday events will cause road closures in downtown Victoria - Oak Bay News


The Walk to End Violence is returning to Victoria Thursday as part of the Moose Hide Campaign activities aimed at addressing violence against women and children. (Courtesy of the Moose Hide Campaign)

The Walk to End Violence is returning to Victoria Thursday as part of the Moose Hide Campaign activities aimed at addressing violence against women and children. (Courtesy of the Moose Hide Campaign)

TRAFFIC: Thursday events will cause road closures in downtown Victoria

Walk to End Violence Against Women and Children, March for Life on different paths near legislature



Events in downtown Victoria will result in road closures Thursday afternoon.

The Walk to End Violence Against Women and Children will see Belleville Street, between Thunderbird Park and the B.C. legislature, closed from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Then the March for Life, an anti-abortion rally, will close Government Street, from Centennial Square to the legislature, between 1:30 to 3 p.m.

The Victoria Police Department is advising motorists to take alternative routes as traffic disruptions are expected.


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Two upcoming twin cities events in Burlington | The Bay Observer

Two upcoming twin cities events in Burlington | The Bay Observer

The City of Burlington’s Mundialization Committee is celebrating spring with two events on Saturday, May 14, in honour of Burlington’s twin cities, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands and Itabashi, Japan.

Canada Netherlands Friendship Day – May 14, starting at 10 a.m.

The annual celebration of Canada Netherlands Friendship Day will recognize the 77th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands by the Canadian Armed Forces and the 17th anniversary of the City of Burlington’s twinning with the City of Apeldoorn. The event starts at 10 a.m. at the Burlington Performing Arts Centre, 440 Locust St, and will feature:


Raising of the Canadian and Dutch flags

Greetings from Mayor Marianne Meed Ward, Consul General of the Netherlands, Harman Idema and Elizabeth Witmer, former Deputy Premier of Ontario

Presentation from B.T. Lindley Public School

Musical interludes by members of the Burlington Teen Tour Band

Apeldoorn and Burlington student artwork display.

Sakura Festival – May 14, starting at 1 p.m.

The Sakura Festival will celebrate the Japanese cherry blossom at the Burlington Performing Arts Centre from

1 to 3 p.m. The free event will offer:

Greetings from Mayor Marianne Meed Ward and Consul General of Japan, SASAYAMA Takuya

A Japanese drumming performance from Do Kon Daiko

A demonstration from Shudokan Family Karate

A Koto performance from Mari Kunsanagi and Logan Scott

A singing and shamisen performance from Ten Ten Canada, featuring TAKAHASHI Aki

A performance from dance group Sakuramai

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LIST: Cinco de Mayo events happening in Tampa Bay

LIST: Cinco de Mayo events happening in Tampa Bay

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TAMPA, Fla. — Cinco de Mayo is here! The yearly celebration commemorates the Mexican Army’s victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862.

ABC Action News has compiled a list of events happening in the Tampa Bay area to celebrate. Check it out below:

Events:

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Oak Bay businesses abuzz with excitement over returning events – Saanich News

Oak Bay businesses abuzz with excitement over returning events - Saanich News

Basking in warm sun the day after a blustery spring storm, Martin Cownden can’t help but feel the vibe of positivity in the air on The Avenue.

It’s sunny and bright and indicative of what the Oak Bay business owner sees around town – optimism and smiling faces.

That fresh feeling is how the local Business Improvement Association (that operates as Oak Bay Village) is approaching 2022, president Cownden said.

“You can sense it as you walk up and down The Avenue and go in and out of the shops. There’s a renewed sense of excitement, optimism is almost an understatement.”

Part of the joy is the return of community events such as the Spring Nosh, Oak Bay Night Market and all the holidays. Oak Bay Village can request up to $500,000 from the district through local service area taxes each year. It generally utilizes $100,000 to host myriad events and sought the same for 2022 – approved by council April 11.

“We have this opportunity to continue to engage in our community, to build our community, to build business through our community,” Cownden said.

That means the Oak Bay Village Spring Nosh is set to return June 18.

The night market is slated to fill The Avenue from Wilmot Place to Monterey Avenue the second Wednesday of each month June through September. The events showcase vendors selling fresh and local produce, baked and canned goods, sauces and sweets, as well as a variety of wares. Wine, beer, cider and spirits are featured, as is live music and entertainment.

While still in its early stages, Halloween – usually featuring a huge fundraising pumpkin display behind municipal hall – looks to be a go starting mid-October and running to the spooky eve itself.

Christmas rounds out holiday events for the year.

Part of the positive is the effort everyone puts into the celebrations. The BIA is proud to develop business and community in the village with the support of the businesses, patrons, council and municipal staff, Cownden said.

“We really have a very positive working arrangement where all these branches come together and we have similar goals, just different roles.”


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Two major Bay Area events are coming back in person this year

Two major Bay Area events are coming back in person this year

Following declining COVID cases and California’s recent decision to forgo mask mandates, two iconic Bay Area events are poised to return in person this year. 

San Francisco Pride announced that it will return to the streets on June 25 and 26 for the first time since the pandemic, ABC7 reported. Similarly, after two consecutive years of cancellations and virtual events, swaths of stoners are set to take over Hippie Hill for 420 – an unofficial holiday celebrating marijuana.  

“We do plan on taking up as much space as possible on Market Street in San Francisco on the last weekend of June and we are so excited to see you all again,” SF Pride board president Carolyn Wysinger told ABC7 in a video interview. 


“This year is going to be special,” the official Instagram page for the Hippie Hill event wrote under their announcement.

The two events, which had to either go virtual or cancel their 2020 and 2021 celebrations altogether, are considered integral to the cultural fabric of San Francisco. Now that they’re back, the Bay Area can expect to see parades, performances and other offshoots of Pride events at Dolores Park

While Pride is still in its early stages of planning, registration is currently open for exhibitors, entertainers and sponsors. Nominees for grand marshals — local heroes who have contributed to the Bay Area’s LGBTQ+ community or to society at large — are also listed on Pride’s website. 
 
Hippie Hill, Haight Street’s unofficial landmark and de facto gathering place to celebrate 420, boasts a long lineup of in-person cannabis vendors: Cookies SF, Weedmaps and United Playaz are just a few. 

Wysinger told ABC7 that there will be COVID safety precautions in place during Pride events. However, organizers for the Hippie Hill event have yet to list any details about safety measures.  

San Francisco Pride and Hippie Hill organizers did not respond to SFGATE’s request for comment before publication time.