Kootenay-Columbia MP Rob Morrison and Kootenay East MLA Tom Shypitka combined resources for a Canada Day appreciation barbecue.

Several dozen people, many dressed in orange in respect to Every Child Matters, gathered for Canada’s 154^th birthday on Cranbrook’s Baker Street today.

The gathering featured a first for most in attendance. Thanks to Phase 3 re-opening guidelines in effect today, people socialized in the mid 30s sunny weather without masks.

Happy Canada Day to one and all and please celebrate wisely – such as stash the fireworks for another time when our forests are not tinderboxes.

Ian Cobb/e-KNOW photos

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