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November 11, 2021 • Volume 36, No. 13
Next edition November 25
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Organizers, city working to bring back Santa parade
The Cumberland Panthers U10 tyke team celebrate after winning the National Capital Amatuer Football Association championship on Nov. 6. See story page 9. FRED SHERWIN / PHOTO
By Fred Sherwin The Orléans Star Organizers of Santa’s Parade of Lights and the Help Santa Toy Parade are working feverishly with city staff to try and bring a hybrid parade to the streets of downtown Ottawa and Orléans, likely on Dec. 4. Without getting into much detail, Parade of Lights co-chair Bob Rainboth says that discussions are ongoing to hold some sort of shortened parade in the west end, downtown Ottawa and Orléans on the same day. “The hope is to have a parade from the west to the east and not along your traditional route,” says Rainboth. There was a concern that the two parades, which are normally attended by tens of thousands of people, would have to be cancelled for the second year in a row due to COVID-19 restrictions, but on Oct. 25, the provincial government released a new set of regulations
further opening up indoor and outdoor settings. Unfortunately, the guidelines were ambiguous when it came to Santa Claus parades – “Ontario intends to allow for greater capacity at organized public events such as Santa Claus parades with more details coming in the near future.” As of Nov.7, those details had still not been released, which is why the discussions between the parade organizers – the Ottawa Firefighters Association (OFA) – and the City of Ottawa are continuing in earnest. Earlier this month, Ottawa’s associate medical officer of health, Dr. Brent Moloughney, said the parade was still a possibility. “Stay tuned, give us a chance to take a look at it, and we will get back to you.” In the meantime, the OFA is encouraging people to either drop off toy donations at their local fire station in a clear plastic bag, or make a monetary donation on the Help Santa Toy Parade website using their app.
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