New Canadian Celebrations
New Canadian Celebration with a special presentations by the Esquimalt and Songhees First Nations singers and dancers and choir students from L'école Victor-Brodeur de Victoria. Sponsored by Coast Capital Savings. Note: All new Canadians should arrive at the Legislative Grounds by 1:30 and report to the main stage area.

Coast Capital Savings Kids Activity Area
Face Painting | Balloon Sculptures | Music | Clowns | Stiltwalkers | Games | Giveaways | Wally the Whale | London Drugs Child Identification | Come and meet the Victoria Seals players and get their autographs

Note: Food vendors will be onsite from 5:30pm to 10:00pm

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Approximately 40 - 50,000 spectators are expected in the Inner Harbour and Songhees areas.

Planned timing for the entertainment is 6:00 – 10:30 p.m. There will be entertainment as various musical groups on the lawns of the Legislature this year.

The Inner Harbour area will be closed to traffic starting at around 6:00 p. m. This is to accommodate the pedestrian traffic anticipated in the Inner Harbour area, as well as to provide check points for liquor interdiction.

Once the Inner Harbour area is closed, all vehicular traffic, including Pedi cabs, tour buses, Tally-Ho’s or horse drawn carriages will be prohibited in the closed off area. As well bicycle riders should dismount and walk through the venue. Cyclists will be directed to Ships Point, where there will be a locked bicycle compound.

As part of the Region’s Canada Day celebrations, there will be a fireworks display in front of the Ocean Point Resort, commencing at 10:30 p.m. lasting approximately 10 minutes.

Fireworks will be detonated from the beach in front of the Ocean Point Resort, where Victoria Fire Department members, along with VicPD members will maintain a fire safety line. The VicPD’s Marine Response Unit will also be patrolling the inner harbour.

LCA Searches in General

Under the Liquor Control and Licensing Act (LCLA) alcohol can only be transported from a lawful point of purchase to a lawful point of consumption.

We will still be searching individuals for alcohol in an effort to maintain public order and safety. We recognize that any search must be reasonable and authorized by law or statute, in this case the criminal code or the Liquor Control and Licensing Act. (LCLA)

The LCLA allows for the seizure or destruction of liquor at the scene if it is being possessed for an unlawful purpose.

“S. 67 (1) A peace officer who, on reasonable and probable grounds, believes that liquor is, anywhere or on anyone, unlawfully possessed or kept, or possessed or
kept for unlawful purposes may, subject to subsection (2), enter or search, or both, for the liquor where the peace officer suspects it to be, and may seize and remove liquor found and the packages in which it is kept.

(2) For the purposes of this section, a peace officer may without a warrant
(a) search a person, and
(b) enter or search, or both, anywhere except a residence.

(3) A person commits an offence if the person
(a) obstructs or attempts to obstruct an entry or search by a peace officer under this section, or
(b) refuses or fails to admit immediately a peace officer demanding entry anywhere under this section.

S. 70 (1) If liquor is found by an officer or peace officer under circumstances that satisfy the officer that it is being possessed or kept contrary to this Act or the regulations, the officer or peace officer may immediately seize and remove the
liquor and packages containing it and
(a) may retain the liquor and packages to be dealt with under this Act, or
(b) may immediately destroy the liquor and packages.