Bath Canada Day Button Contest

2023 Button design winners

wining designs for Bath Canada Day buttons 2023

Button Design Winner - Matthew Reynolds, Second Place - Abbey De Sousa, Third Place - Myer Simpson, Fourth Place - Kelsey McCue

2023 Bath Canada Day Buttons are ready!

Exciting news! Stop by one of these wonderful Loyalist businesses and locations to pick up your button. Bath Canada Day Buttons will also be available on Canada Day at the Welcome Booth. This year the buttons are free! The winning button design was created by 8 year old Matthew Reynolds - great job, Matthew!

Pharmasave
Fast Freddy's
Beachside BBQ
Anderwood Gallery
Lakeside Gallery Studio
Books on Main
The Lodge
RBC
Schell's
Mike's Pizza
Bath Museum
Welborne Commons
Jensen Lifestyle Inc.
Giddy Goat
W.J. Henderson Recreation Centre
Odessa Municipal Offices
Neilson Store Museum and Cultural Centre, Amherst Island

2023 Winners Announcement

This year, all six primary schools in Loyalist Township participated and submitted entries for the first time ever! We also had a record 92 amazing submissions. It is wonderful to have participants with such enthusiasm and creativity.

Congratulations to this year’s winners:

1st place was awarded to Matthew Reynolds
2nd place to Abby De Sousa
3rd place to Myer Simpson
4th place to Kelsey McCue

Thank you to the Bath Artisans for taking such care during the judging process. Buttons will be available for pick-up starting on Thursday, June 1 throughout the Township.

Please join us at the Main Stage on July 1 when we awarding the winners with their prizes.

2022 Button design winners

Button Design Winner - Abbey de Sousa, Second Place - Laura Fretts, Third Place - Isabelle Brownlee, Fourth Place - Anthony Marucci

What does being Canadian mean to you?

For over 47 years the Bath Canada Day Button has been a symbol of our celebrations. So many great designs but there can only be one winning button design each year. If you are at elementary school - it could be yours! The theme for this year asks the question, "What does being Canadian mean to you"? Your design will be your answer to that question.

Who can enter?

The Button Design contest is open to all children living in Loyalist Township of elementary school age.

When is the deadline?

Entries are closed for 2023.

Entries must be dropped off no later than Friday, April 21 at 3:00 p.m. The designs will be given to the Bath Artisans for judging on April 24. The winners will be notified by April 28.

Entry Form

2023 Bath Canada Day Button Design Contest Entry Form

What will the best designs win?

The button designs will be judged by the Bath Artisans and the winner and runners-up notified by the end of April. The Winner of the Button Contest will be invited (along with their family) to ride in the Canada Day Parade as the Grand Marshall! Prizes will be presented at the Opening Ceremony on July 1 with a Cash Prize of $50 for the winner and $25 for each of the three runners-up.

The four winning designs will be displayed here on the website until next year, posted on Township social media and the winning button will also be added to the display in the Bath Museum.

Where do you drop off your entry?

You can drop your entry off at your elementary school, the Municipal Office in Odessa or the W.J. Henderson Recreation Centre in Amherstview (addresses on the right side of page)

All entry forms must be signed by a parent or legal guardian.