By Brenda Giesbrecht

Lots of towns in Canada have a big community cake to celebrate Canada Day. But how many of them need an ambulance crew to move it onto the party site?

Anja Dumas is the head baker of the amazing Westside Daze Canada Day cake and takes great pride in her annual creation.

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Measuring 4 feet by 6 feet, the giant Canadian flag truly is a labour of love, and a logistical challenge.

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The crew begins to assemble the cake early Saturday morning, and works at it until 2:30 p.m. when the ambulance crew arrives to deliver it to Memorial Park.

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