National Flag Day (Canada) – Twenty-year old Joan O’Malley sewed Canada’s first flag in 1964. The flag was raised for the first time on Parliament Hill in Ottawa at the stroke of noon on Feburary 15, 1965.
Source: www.multiculturalcalendars.com
Part of a posting series on multicultural events for 2009.
Also see posting about Our Lady of Lourdes Highschool’s Flag Day celebrations.
Filed under: Celebrating Diversity and Inclusion
