One of my favourite things to do is eat lunch in the park. Working downtown is perfect because its within walking distance to both Memorial Park and Bell Park. Quite often I'll find a picnic table outside to eat lunch at. I love the fresh air and the sunshine. Today is a beautiful day to enjoy the nice weather so I headed over to Memorial Park at the corner of Minto Street and Brady Street. Normally on such a nice day the park is filled with downtown workers on their lunch break and children from the YMCA day camps. Today, however, it was just about empty and this one man and his dog had the attention of the few people in the park. I'm a huge fan of dogs and his was a beautiful black lab, full of energy and quite young looking. I guess it was his lucky day because there were no kids playing under the sprinkler sculpture. Catching me by surprise, the sprinklers and water started shooting up all around when the dog walked in the sprinkler area. The dog seemed to love it. She was running from sprinkler to sprinkler trying to eat the water and run through it. It was very entertaining to watch. The water would shoot up from the ground for about 30 sec before it would turn off and the owner would have to walk past the motion sensor to activate it again. The dog was kept on her leash the whole time and it was a struggle for the owner not to be pulled to the groung by his powerful dog. The dog would never have been able to get away with the fun that she had, had there been any people in the sprinkler. Normally, on a nice day there are plenty of children running through the sprinklers and having a great time!
This situation reminding me of a comment I received when I was surveying people at the beach the other week. The couple that I serveyed commented on the lack of enforcement for keeping dogs on leashes on the trails in the conservation area. They suggested that it would make bikers, such as themselves, much happier if there was a dog park that people could bring their dogs to instead of letting them loose on the conservation trails. Although I myself am guilty of letting my dog off the leash on the trials, I think it would be awesome to get a dog park. Maybe this could be a future aspiration for the city?
The gentleman with the dog then walked by my table and the dog didn't hesitate to come to my side to be pet. I started chatting with the man and found out that his main career was working for tourism! He had worked in Quebec and France as a tourist specialist. As soon as he found out I worked for tourism he got right into questioning me on the attractions and events for Canada Day celebrations.
The main events are taking place at Science North starting at noon. Throughout the day, the main stage will feature The Giselles with performer Pandora Topp. The EZ Rock Idol Competition will also be taking place on the main stage from 1:15-2:30 and 7-7:45. As well, there will be many children's performers such as Spirit of the World Drumming along with entertaining science activities. There will be pony rides, an arts and crafts tent, face painting and balloon animals! You can check out the science center because it will be open from 9am-6pm and the IMAX shows continuously throughout the day. At the end of the day be sure to catch the fire works scheduled for 10:15pm!
If you're looking for more information you can visit the Science North website or the mysudbury website. Or feel free to give us a call at 705-673-1539.
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