It was a sea of red at Chalmers Park as thousands turned out to celebrate Canada Day. The City of Delta held expanded Canada Day festivities — dubbed the Great Big Birthday Bash — at the North Delta park on July 1, part of a larger effort to “amp up” city-hosted events in 2026. The community celebration had a “larger than life” theme, complete with oversized lawn games, eating contests, giant inflatables, bubble soccer, tug-of-war competitions, …