The folks over at Burnaby Village Museum are excited for another great day of celebrations for Canada's 146th birthday on July 1.
Each year the museum hosts a day of events for Canada Day, featuring the ever-popular Canadian and Union Jack cakes.
"It's a long tradition," said Nancy Stagg, marketing coordinator for the museum.
The cakes, made by Liberty Bakery in Vancouver, have been a fixture at the event for years, even before Stagg began working there in the late '90s.
"They're real sponge, real pastry cream, real whipped cream, real berries," she said.
The Union Jack cake is made of blueberries, strawberries and cream, while the Canadian flag cake is a red and white design made up of strawberries and cream. The different ingredients are brought in by truck by 10 a.m. on July 1 and the baking staff works all day to have them ready for the public by 3 p.m.
Stagg said the village serves about 4,000 pieces of cake every Canada Day.
"Not everybody gets a taste, unfortunate, but true. Some people line up for an hour for their cake . other people try and catch the tail end of the line," she said.
A CANADA DAY FILLED WITH FUN AT THE VILLAGE
Schedule of Events at Burnaby Village Museum on Canada Day:
- 11 a.m. to 4: 00 p.m. Heritage Games, Face Painting and more (Farmhouse lawn and Orchard Stage)
- 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Construction of Canada Day Cakes (Carousel Meadow)
- 11: 30 a.m. to 12: 15 p.m. Maple Leaf Singers (Main Stage)
- Noon to 12: 45 p.m. The Great Marrdini (Orchard Stage)
- 12: 30 to 1 p.m. Burnaby International Folk Dancers (in front of Main Stage)
- 1: 15 to 2: 15 p.m. Metro Vancouver Firefighters' Band (Main Stage)
- 1: 15 to 1: 45 p.m. The Great Marrdini (Orchard Stage)
- 1: 45 to 2: 15 p.m. Sword Demonstrations by Academie Duello (Elworth Lawn)
- 2 to 2: 30 p.m. Jeff Neufeld (Orchard Stage)
- 2: 15 p.m. Canada Day Parade (village)
- 2: 30 to 3 p.m. Official Canada Day Ceremony (Main Stage)
- 2: 45 to 3: 15 p.m. Sword Demonstrations by Academie Duello (Elworth Lawn)
- 3 p.m. Serving of the Canada Day Cakes (Carousel Meadow)
- 3 to 3: 45 p.m. Jeff Neufeld (Orchard Stage)
- 3: 15 to 4: 15 p.m. Andean music performed by the Rene Hugo Sanchez Trio (Main Stage)
- 3: 30 to 4 p.m. Ron McMillan (bagpiper) Museum Entrance
