Bath Canada Day Button Contest

2025 Button Design Contest

For over 48 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 of 2025 is "50 years of the Bath Canada Day Buttons".

Thank you to the Bath Artisans for being our 2025 contest judges and selecting this year's winners.

Where can I pick up my free Bath Canada Day button?

There will be Bath Canada Day buttons available at the Welcome Booth on July 1 as well as at all the following locations in Loyalist Township throughout the month of June.

Bath

Schell’s Market, 408 Main Street, Bath
Layer Cake Hall, 193 Davy Street, Bath
The Lodge Coffee House & Books on Main, 368 Main Street, Bath
Bath Post Office, 400 Main Street, Bath
Fast Freddy’s, 242 Main Street, Bath
Bath Museum, 434 Main Street, Bath

Amherst Island

Stella Wharf, 1 Stella 40 Foot Rd, Stella
Amherst Island General Store, 5695 Front Rd RR#1, Stella
The Back Kitchen, 5660 Front Rd, Stella
Neilson Store Museum & Cultural Centre, 5220 Front Rd, Stella

Amherstview

Loyalist Township Manitou Office, 18 Manitou Crescent West, Amherstview
Leisure and Activity Centre, 177 Upper Park Rd, Amherstview
The Giddy Goat Cafe, 6 Speers Blvd, Amherstview

Odessa

Wilton Cheese Factory, 287 Simmons Rd, Odessa
Loyalist Township Main Office, 263 Main Street, Odessa
Odessa Post Office, 103 Main Street, Odessa
Pop-In Food Store, 55 Main Street, Odessa
Babcock Mill, 100 Bridge Street, Odessa

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 now closed for 2025.

Entries must be dropped off no later than 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 17 at your child's school or either of the Municipal Offices located at 263 Main Street, Odessa or at 18 Manitou Crescent West, Amherstview.

Entry Form

2025 Bath Canada Day Button Design - Contest Entry Form

Where do you drop off your entry?

You can drop your entry off at the following places:

Municipal Office, 263 Main Street, Odessa
Manitou Municipal Office, 18 Manitou Crescent West, Amherstview
Your child's elementary school

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

Winning designs

2025 - Mehar Rakhra - 50 Years of the Bath Canada Day Button

Button Design Winner - Mehar Rakhra
Second Place - Laura Fretts
Third Place - Georgie Appleton
Fourth Place - Cora Williams

2024 - Olivia Schnarr - 65 Years of Bath Canada Day

Button Design Winner - Olivia Schnarr
Second Place - Eryka Gutheinz
Third Place - Morgan Turner
Fourth Place - Laura Fretts

Theme: 65 Years of Bath Canada Day

2023 - Matthew Reynolds - What does being Canadian mean to you?

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

Theme: What does being Canadian mean to you?

2022 - Abbey de Sousa - Planting seeds of change

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

Theme: Planting seeds of change

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 winning buttons will then 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 award the winners with their prizes!

The four winning designs will also 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.