Molson Canadian Big Birthday Bash

Molson Canadian Big Birthday Bash

CANADA day turned out to be a bit too popular on July 1 at Grouse Mountain. The Molson Canadian Big Birthday Bash attracted over 10,000 people to the mountain to see seven live bands perform in the great outdoors. The all-day-and-night charity event invited party-goers to hike up the Skyline Trail with five non-perishable food items. This donation gained you entry and a wristband for a ride down on the skyride. Everyone was having a great time until about 3 p.m. when the place got too crowded. The mountain was closed, the beer gardens shut down, and there was long waits for the lift. Still, most people were in a patriotic mood and partied till the end.

	Grouse Mountain's director of adventure Dave Cressman joined part-time guide Marlene Ford to promote next weekend's Mountainbike World Cup.
	Brothers Mark (left) and Tony Delavalle got good seats for the show and settled in for the day.
	Out of beer, but still smiling. Richard Slack (back) joined friends Adam Hill (front from left), Tamara Baker and Shawn Hearty.
	Ashlee Utterback (from left), James Kelso and Megan Ross were waiting anxious to see their favourite band, Nickelback, perform live.
	Enjoying the music of rock band Limblifter was Cody Griner and Krysten MacKenzie.
	NS News editorial assistant Sharon Cocomile and friend David Pidduck enjoyed the long hike up the mountain.
	They are Canadian. Dave Neufeld (left) and Byron Yep took the scenic route and made it from bottom to top in 1 hour 40 minutes.
	Chad Thomas (left) scrambled up the trails in about 56 minutes, while friends Marcelo Pita (centre) and Kyle Gibson took close to 1 1/2 hours.
	Hockey sticks and Canada flags were all part of Kurtis Wolff (left) and Dehu Waller who scaled the mountain in one and a half hours.
	Local heros. Independent first aid attendants Rich Leroux (left) and Chris Kyllonen stopped to assist a heart attack victim as paramedics arrived.
	Tugboat captain Bob Shotropa spends long days on the water, but this day his mountaintop view looked good thanks to Belinda Jocelyn (left) and Sonia Beaudoin.

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