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The sto res m ay be c losed to morr ow (Satu rday) bu t there is still going to be p lenty t o do as both A cton and Gl en William s com mun ities ho st Cana da Day parties. The day gets un der way in Glen William s at 8 a .m. w ith a Pancak e Brea kfast, f ollowed by Fu n Run s and t he ann ual basebal l game between the To wnies and Co uncillo rs. Childre ns gam es sta rt at 10 a.m. fo llowed by the p opular noon parade . Openi ng cer emo nies s tart a bout 1 p.m. w hen the Glen C itizen of the Year and win ner o f the Be st Dec orated House are a nno unce d. Ga mes , an eclecti c music conce rt, pet show a nd the Duck Race r ound o ut the a fternoo n activ ities. Mean while the da y kick s off i n Acton s Pro spect P ark at 6 p.m. with Conce rt in t he Park . This include s the Second Annu al Acto n Idol Contes t and songs f rom he adliner Alysha Brooke per- forming coun ty and weste rn tun es alon g with Jam ie Thor ne. Yuk Yu ks Jeff M cEnery will al so pro- vide s tand-u p com edy as well as be the M aster of Cerem onies fo r the Ac ton Ido l Conte st. The Ac ton Fi re Figh ters As sociati on pro vides th e explo - sive fin ish to t he day with a firewor ks show , also in Prospe ct Park. T he free even t gets u nder w ay at d usk. Th e firefig ht- ers, w ho are promis ing the ir large st, loud est an d brigh test display ever , will b e passi ng thei r helme ts for d onatio ns to help pa y for th eir ann ual birt hday gi ft to the com mun ity. St. Alba ns Chu rch in t he Glen will als o be ho lding a fire- works d isplay a t dusk. Its also a free w ill offer ing. The In depend ent & Free P ress office will be closed Monda y, July 3 for th e holid ay and will re open T uesday, July 4 at 8:30 a .m. REF INAN CING ? PUR CHA SING ? 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