Fête St. Lazare fun

Ryan, Cassidy and Victoria McFarlane enjoy their sticky-sweet cotton candy at Sunday's annual St. Lazare Carnival in spite of the muggy weekend weather. St. Lazare and surrounding towns celebrated Canada Day yesterday with fireworks and free shows.
(Shane Kelley photos)

 

Jessie Bernard (13), Kaylee Fredensborg (13), Kayla Bernard (13) and Kyle Fredensbourg (9) on the boat ride at St. Lazare's annual Carnival. The weeklong Fêtes de Saint-Lazare commenced on St. Jean Baptiste with music and fireworks and ended yesterday with Canada Day festivities. Clowns, car shows and parties were held across the town, with some events rained out this weekend including the annual soap box race.


Vaudreuil-Dorion will be throwing a major Circus Festival from today to July 5. Visit the town website for full details of the festival. Vaudreuil-Dorion will also be screening Luc Picard's extraordinary film, Babine, on July 9 at 9 p.m. in Valois Park. Writer and narrator Fred Pellerin weaves a whimsical tale. Also at Valois Park beginning June 27, canoe, kayak and pedal boat rentals are available at $8 every half hour for residents and $12 for non-residents.