For the first time in eight years, Captain and Mrs. Canada will not be adding their unique splash of colour and enthusiasm to Canada Day festivities on Bowen. The patriotic couple plans to head east to participate in Canada Day celebrations in St. John's Newfoundland.
"It was an opportunity we just couldn't pass up," said the Captain. "Last June we toured Canadian WWI Battlefield Memorials in France, including Vimy Ridge and Beaumont Hamel, the scene of a devastating battle involving the 1st Newfoundland Regiment (as a tribute to valour later re-named the Royal Newfoundland Regiment by the King George V ) on July 1, 1916. July 1 in Newfoundland is not only Canada Day, it is also Memorial Day in honour of the regiment and that historic battle and while visiting the battlefield memorial at Beaumont Hamel we were invited to participate in celebrations this year in St. John's"
No matter where Captain and Mrs. Canada travel, they share their Canadian patriotism and always tell audiences who ask from whence they hail, that home port for them is Bowen Island.
Visit Captain & Mrs. Canada at www.captainandmrscanada.ca.
