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Olive Yaremko (right) and Elma Ceruma at Shaw Park for the living flag.BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman is popular with the 'living flag' participants at the ball park. This group wanted to get their photo taken with them.BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Ella Andrews, 4, gets a great view of the living flag on top of her dad Rod Salm's shoulders at Shaw Park.Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press
Goldie and Goldette dress up for Canada Day when the Winnipeg Goldeyes play the Sioux City Explorers at Shaw Park on Wednesday, July 1, 2015.Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press
The Winnipeg Goldeyes play the Sioux City Explorers on Canada Day at Shaw Park on Wednesday, July 1, 2015.BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Canada Day party at the Assiniboine Park Lyric Theatre.BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Canada Day party at the Assiniboine Park Lyric Theatre.BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Canada Day party at the Assiniboine Park Lyric Theatre.BORIS MINKEVICH/WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Canada Day party at the Assiniboine Park Lyric Theatre.BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Lt.-Gov. Janice C. Filmon and husband Gary Filmon are piped into the Canada Day party at the Assiniboine Park Lyric Theatre Wednesday afternoon.BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Canada Day party at the Assiniboine Park Lyric Theatre.BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Free cake for everyone at the Canada Day party at the Assiniboine Park Lyric Theatre.BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Canada Day party at the Assiniboine Park Lyric Theatre.BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman goes for 'Manitoba's largest selfie' with VIPs at Assiniboine Park.Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press
Eve Groen, 4, gets a ride with her dog at the annual Osborne Street Festival.Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press
Mike Witty is reflected in his friend Mark Joss' glasses as Winnipeggers celebrate Canada Day at the annual Osborne Street Festival.Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press
Mike Witty celebrates Canada Day in full costume at the annual Osborne Street Festival on Wednesday, July 1, 2015.Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press
Winnipeggers celebrate Canada Day at the annual Osborne Street Festival.Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press
Ben Dutchuk (left) and Matt Starr relax at the annual Osborne Street Festival.Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press
Christopher Allard celebrates Canada Day at the annual Osborne Street Festival.Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press
Cerah Dube celebrates Canada Day at the annual Osborne Street Festival.Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press
A group of Korean girls studying at the University of Manitoba celebrate Canada Day at the annual Osborne Street Festival.Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press
Eliot Chilton, 6, eats slush on Canada Day at the annual Osborne Street Festival.Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press
People celebrate Canada Day at the Forks on Wednesday, July 1, 2015.Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press
Winnipeggers celebrate Canada Day at the annual Osborne Street Festival.Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press
Winnipeggers celebrate Canada Day at the annual Osborne Street Festival.Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press
Martha Reyes and her son Thomas Moreno dance at the Canada Day festivities at The Forks.Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press
Makenzie Ross-Stewart (left) and Kiera McPherson, four-year-old cousins, celebrate Canada Day at The Forks.Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press
Wayne Lee celebrates Canada Day at the Forks.Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press
Ryder Duck, 4, holds a Canadian flag on Canada Day at The Forks.Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press
Lyle Walld and Janina Hambley relax on Canada Day at The Forks.Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press
Isabella Baghdoyan, 4, plays with a flag on Canada Day at The Forks.
Mikaela MacKenzie Photojournalist
Mikaela MacKenzie loves meeting people, experiencing new things, and learning something every day. That's what drove her to pursue a career as a visual journalist — photographers get a hands-on, boots-on-the-ground look at the world.
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Mikaela MacKenzie Photojournalist
Mikaela MacKenzie loves meeting people, experiencing new things, and learning something every day. That's what drove her to pursue a career as a visual journalist — photographers get a hands-on, boots-on-the-ground look at the world.