Another Ontario community cancels Canada Day celebrations [Video]

A Canada Day celebration that has a history stretching back 45 years in an Ontario town won’t be happening this year.

The group that usually presents the July 1 festivities in Milton, west of Toronto, said rising costs and the declining number of volunteers led to the cancellation.

This is the second community in Ontario to pull the plug on Canada Day in 2025.

The Halton Agricultural Society, which took over Canada Day at the Milton Fairgrounds three years ago, broke the news on its website, saying it regrets the decision but cannot continue.

“Like many other not-for-profit, volunteer-run organizations, we have been facing a decline in volunteers and resources over the past few years,” the message reads. “Due to the operational capacity and low membership of our small society, it is no longer feasible to continue to safely execute such a large-scale event. This has not been an easy decision to make, as we know that many families have attended this event for generations and …