Thursday, July 2nd In Pictures http://www.canadaeast.com/ en-us Copyright (c) 2007, CanadaEast.com It's home: Canada Day is more than a national holiday for saa andrew Gbongbor, it's the day he became a Canadian citizen in 2008. The singer, who has embraced Fredericton, loves to take the stage and entertain as he did on Canada Day. James West eea1ed7673cf68db4b717c6e418fe4f0 Happy birthday, Canada: Monica Legere is dressed for Canada's birthday. She was out at officers square along with thousands of other people to participate in Canada Day activities. There was a variety of entertainment, food and a parade later in the afternoon. Fireworks were held at night. Ray Bourgeois f8387d224836cc72852e13aa1d723a14 1b62054f604dece7003911f61b2e74a9 Remembering her sons: Sally Henderson of Miramichi says a silent prayer at the graves of her two sons, Poncho and George, who died in 1981 and 2007, respectively. Fredericton author Bonnie Priest is writing a book on the family, which has lived with tragedy over the years. Submitted bea8194b8d01a3abcc51a93955dd6c66 Dr. Jennifer Strong 61b2129f0fcd12237f269db54985348e 8cf73b6ab12096f2ded27f93bfd59aad b073390cdc7b9e9943a851f40df6ada1 Foundation helps others give back: The Fredericton Community Foundation recently honoured its own people for their work and contributions. From left, are: Jamie Petrie, chairman, donors Tony Mais, Don Fitzgerald and Mel McGuigan, who is also a former executive director, and Richard Clark, honorary chairman. The Daily Gleaner/Ray Bourgeois b46110fc0074505d2172d29729c2dcd1 Icon: Sarah McLachlan headlines the noon-show during Canada Day celebrations on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday. The Canadian Press 96b5a798d5014af0c8bf0b983b6e0aa5 Looking back: in this 2003 file photo, Michael Jackson thanks the audience during the radio Music awards in Las Vegas. AP 49f6d43986cf782cfc152f3173261231 Remembered: In this Feb. 22, 2004, file photo, actor Karl Malden, left, displays his Life Achievement Award with presenter Michael Douglas at the 10th annual Screen Actors Guild awards in Los Angeles. Malden, 97, died Wednesday. AP 7f699e7452aa813af2f64a39f02a903e Photo finish: Sam Hodgin (in back) drives Ocean Pacific to victory in 1:59.2, just ahead of Gilles Barrieau (right) and Hacks Boy, in Race 5 of Wednesday afternoon’s harness racing card at Fredericton Raceway. Barrieau won five of 17 races on the holiday doubleheader card, including the 54th Walter Dale Memorial Invitational Pace with All Star Dragon in 1:57 flat. The Daily Gleaner/Ray Bourgeois 25b34c70a46d3e4403efcc536dd3319d MARIAN HOSSA JOINS CHICAGO The Canadian Press 0ae323fed28ebd4f9f3451ae959979bf Welcome home: Chris Sorensen (71) gets high-fives from his Fredericton Peterbilt DQ Royals’ teammates after belting a first inning grand slam off Chatham Ironmen starter Derek Wilson during Wednesday afternoon’s provincial senior baseball league game at Royals Field. Fredericton went on to post an 8-2 win. The Daily Gleaner/Ray Bourgeois 6250a70e9717d02db4c0bd946edb4727 What a relief: Andy Roddick of the United States reacts after defeating Lleyton Hewitt of Australia in their men's singles quarter-final match at Wimbledon on Wednesday. Roddick prevailed 6-3, 6-7 (10), 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-4. Roddick will face Andy Murray in one semifinal while Roger Federer will meet Tommy Haas in the other. AP c865bac1968d3e3f4e33a545f6760596 Big day for Jay: New Calgary Flames defenceman Jay Bouwmeester speaks during a news conference announcing his signing a multi-year agreement with the NHL team in Calgary on Wednesday. The Canadian Press 85029bfdfd1381f5cb0fba33a3353c39 Up and over: Tampa Rays Jason Bartlett, below, breaks up a double play by sliding aggressively into second base and forcing Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Marco Scutaro to drop the ball during eighth-inning AL action in Toronto on Wednesday. The Blue Jays won 5-0 as Ricky Romero pitched eight innings of four-hit ball. THE CANADIAN PRESS c260b78547c3fe4555062937c2e36857 Tennis love: A supporter of Britain's Andy Murray waits for the start of his men's singles quarterfinal against Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain at Wimbledon on Wednesday. Murray won the match and will face Andy Roddick in the semifinal round. AP 19a421a5f3939948eadc7343cdd1c3a1 Ray Bourgeois 0db592477d6ec0c9ff86f60e890a760f Promoting new album: The band Telfer has released its debut full-length album, Born This Morning. They kicked off Canada Day in Fredericton with a CD-release show at The Capital Bar on Tuesday evening. now they'll perform shows in Charlottetown, sydney, new Glasgow and Moncton over the next week. 6030722a91618f121e369d5fc0eb641d Out of his hands: Guitarist Billy McLaughlin, a guitar player noted for his technique of tapping on guitar strings, closes his eyes as he plays during an interview in Minneapolis. He had to relearn how to play the guitar left-handed because of a neuromuscular disease. The Canadian Press 581bc485bb77e3239d0d5fba57213ad0 8ca84992a0403a19e232b12cc80f4e69 Efficiency expert: shawn Wilkie of Grun-sol Technologies kneels beside a domestic solar hot-water heating panel. Grun-sol is a Fredericton- based firm that specializes in the installation of water and energy conservation systems which are becoming more popular. Ray Bourgeois 0921ab30d9a34f6c908339f40091a87f Media marvel in its day: sony Corp.'s first Walkman is shown at a special display commemorating the Walkman's 30th anniversary at the sony archive building in Tokyo, Japan. When the sony Walkman went on sale 30 years ago, it was shown off by a skateboarder to illustrate how the portable cassette-tape player delivered music onthe- go - a totally innovative idea back in 1979. AP d9af092886fa7d664acfd7d435fade0a Music: Violist David Murray, left, along with his brother, violinist Christopher Murray, right, take a break from rehearsals with the Long Island Youth Orchestra recently in New York. At centre is director Martin Dreiwitz, LIYO founder and director. 5f136a76f60bd95623f9b0564d797b12 Keeping Dry: Sheltered from the rain are Second World War veterans Harold Gilks, 92, left, and Herbert Gilks, 94. The two were waiting for the flag-raising ceremony to begin at Doaktown branch no. 23 Royal Canadian Legion Cenotaph on Canada day. despite the rain, there was a good turn out for the ceremony honouring Canada's birthday. 2a6183c6ac407e3539ae9ac151fc2882 Colourful crew: red hatters, from left, leah macdonald, inez Webb and peggy allen, show their canadian pride while they walk in the canada day parade in tracy. the parade kicked off the village’s afternoon festivities. f73b66c504c0ed5d79a9022f72139c31 Part of our history: Frank Carroll, left, mayor of McAdam, shows Barbara Stickney and William MacVay Jr. the tools of master stone mason Archie B. MacDonald who worked as a Canadian Pacific Railway stone mason with the McAdam Railway Station. MacVay and Stickney are the decendants of William MacVay & Son, the family business that built the station. Brenda MacMinn 1632a2680d3ddb6f8fe63df4ffc9ff0e “Best float”: Lakeland Industries, a sheltered workshop in McAdam, is a regular participant in the McAdam Canada Day parade. This year, Lakeland Industries took home the award for best overall float in the parade. 0b0cf358ea2111bf720564a05a500a2b