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CANADA 150 Join us in celebrating Canada‘s 150th birthday. From now _ (C until July, the Champion will feature articles, teasers to online quizzes, lists and more. Plus, readers will have a chance to enter a number of contests. Look for the CANADA 150 page in yourweekly issue of the Champion. Champion welcomes submnssuons Our nation is celebrating its sesquicentennial this year with the official party taking place on Canada Day â€" Saturday, July 1, 2017. As the Town‘s community newspaper, the Champion plans to cover local Canada 150 events and publish a variety of stories related | to Milton‘s (and Canada‘s) heritage. We want part of that coverage to include you. That‘s why we are encouraging residents of all ages to share with fellow readers why they love being Canadian. From now until the week of Canada Day, we invite you to comâ€" plete the following statement: I‘m proud to be Canadian because ... Responses â€" including your name and age as of July 1, 2017 â€" must be limited to 25 words or less, so that we can include as many reader responses as possible in the newspaper. We also encourage you to include a photo of yourself with your submission. The Champion will start to publish residents‘ thoughts just as soon as we have collected multiple responses. Some responses may be republished in upcoming special Canada 150 publications of the Milton Canadian Champiâ€" on and its Halton sister publications. Email your submission to cohara@miltoncaâ€" nadianchampion.com. CANADA 150 QUILZ Can you name famous Canadian rebels? You‘ve heard of Louis Riel and William Lyon Mackenzie, but many other Canadians have rebelled against authority in less violent, but | still very meaningful ways. Visit our website | SERVICE MANAGER at www.insidehaliton.com to take the quiz, where we‘ll give you a photo and a clue about a famous Canadian rebel and you select which person you think is pictured. When you have finished, we‘ll let you know how well you did. | a" nelappointm Jerem\ noina: "%1, 801 MAIN ST. E, MILTON 905 WALLACECHEV uJORB[TTGWALlAH 5â€"878â€"2355 NU OJ CHEV.COM already feels like family he ie future takes us! I encourage you to sto updated and Expcct tho Best! " â€" Jeremy Corbett 15 HISTORIC DATES How well do you know Canadian history? Check out these 15 historic dates that we should know. JULY 1, 1867: Canada declared an indepenâ€" dent selfâ€"governing nation â€" dominion. NOVEMBER 7, 1885:; Last spike of nationâ€" wide Canadian Pacific railway pounded into rail at Craigallachie, B.C. AUGUST 4, 1914; Canada, with Great Britain and other allies, enters the First World War. APRIL 9, 1917:; Canadian troops lead the way in the Battle of Vimy Ridge in victory over German battalions. NOVEMBER 11, 1918:; Canada, along with | other nations, celebrates the end of the First | World War. | OCTOBER 24, 1929: Stock markets crash on | Wall Street in New York City, sending shockâ€" | waves around the globe and precipitating a decadeâ€"long Great Depression. SEPTEMBER 10, 1939; Canada declares war on Germany, enters the Second World War. JULY 6, 1944: Canadian troops take part in allied Dâ€"Day invasion of Normandy, France, taking Juno beach. SEPTEMEER 2, 1945; Canada, along with other nations, celebrates the end of the Secâ€" ond World War. APRIL 27, 1967: Expo 67, the world‘s fair, | | opens in Montreal, bringing millions of visiâ€" tors to the Quebec city over the course of a few months. e ‘g judy Aepsuny1 | §ST OCTOBER 16, 1970; in reaction to the FLQ kidnapping of British diplomat James Cross and Quebec cabinet minister Pierre Laporte, who was subsequently murdered, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau imposes the War Measures Act, stripping citizens of civil liberties. SEPTEMBER 28, 1972; Paul Henderson scores the final goal of the eightâ€"game Canâ€" adaâ€"Russia "Summit" hockey series to clinch the series for Canada, 4â€"3â€"1. It comes with & just 34 seconds left in the match and gave fi Canada a dramatic 6â€"5 win. JULY 17, 1976; Montreal hosts the Summer g Olympic Games becoming the first Canadian * city to play host to the Olympics. Calgary g (1988) and Vancouver (2010) have since hostâ€" ed the Winter Olympics. OCTOBER 30, 1995: The second Quebec refâ€" erendum in 15 years results in a razorâ€"thin 51â€" 49 win for the Yes side to remain in Canada. FEBRUARY 28, 2010; in the mostâ€"watched 0 television event by far in Canadian history, 3 16.6 million people â€" or half the country â€" tuned in to watch Canada beat the United States 3â€"2 in overtime on a Sidney Crosby goal to win the gold medal in men‘s Olympic ., C NYIGVNYD NOLUW | LTO o3 uoyeyapisul® Lise compiled by Tim Kelly / Metroland Wallace mm m ce tm on mm ntigmmee n HP" ento flh.m jleremy, "-15 ‘-...'â€"”"T“"fl‘"'N‘; NO l(.- ln 10:! call * w "M . ha DTOR ‘:-1“'--'.'; ]-./ Come and see Jeremy for all your spring M ‘A} L\-sj 6 *L k y Ts O W “«"'_ll;'fl\\- C on *J T no nelpint cien L4 i Nallacechey 116 ndâ€"4. needs! amilvandlt upporting our n\] n‘t wait to see where