Monarchy of Canada fêtes for the Queen's Golden Jubilee proved popular with Canadians across the country, though Canada's first republican organization since the 1830s was also founded that year. Celebrations took place to mark Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee in 2012, the first such event in Canada since that for Victoria in 1897. On 9 September 2015, she became the second-longest reigning monarch in Canadian history (preceded only by King Louis XIV); events were organised to celebrate her as the "longest-reigning sovereign in Canada's modern era." Commentators have in the late 20th and early 21st centuries stated that contemporary Canadians had and have
Victoria Park, Widnes Victoria Park, Widnes Victoria Park is an urban park in Widnes, Cheshire, England. It is managed by Halton Borough Council. The park was opened in 1900 to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. There are formal gardens, a lake, a fountain, a skate park, climbing boulder, bandstand, cafe, children's play area, tennis courts and a butterfly house. The park contains a listed war memorial pillar that was created in 1920 and a memorial fountain for William Ewart Gladstone. Each year the park hosts North West England's largest Vintage Steam Rally, featuring a vintage fair, and vintage steam machinery. A