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Popular Labour Day picnic returns

'This year’s annual Labour Day Picnic is our 13th, and we’re expecting our largest event in as many years'
Labour Day Picnic (2)
Photo by Stu Campaigne

On Monday, the North Bay and District Labour Council will celebrate Labour Day by hosting its annual Picnic and Flag March. The Flag March starts at 11:30 a.m. at the top of Memorial Drive and is followed by the very popular free Picnic BBQ in the grassy area of North Bay’s beautiful waterfront.

The theme this year is “A Plan for Everyone and Decent Work.”

“This year’s Annual Labour Day Picnic is our 13th, and we’re expecting our largest event in as many years,” says Council President Henri Giroux.

“We’re promoting nation-wide prescription drug coverage, Canada’s unions have fought hard to win health insurance for our members,” adds Giroux. “But we’re not stopping there because 3.5 million Canadians can’t afford to fill their prescription.

“Far too many people must choose between paying for groceries and paying for medicine—this is outrageous in our wealthy country.”

The picnic is free for all the people that come out to celebrate.

"We have huge inflatable slides and castles, a very popular climbing wall, face painting, live music, fish pond, and of course the BBQ, pop, and cake,” explains Giroux.